Merge pull request #164 from Caltech-IPAC/raen/issues/163/astropy-timeout

Author: bsipocz

tutorials/spherex/spherex_cutouts.md

@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ from astropy.wcs import WCS
 # from repeatedly printing out warning notices related to alternate WCSs
 import logging
 logging.getLogger('astropy').setLevel(logging.ERROR)
+
+# The time it takes to read SPHEREx files can exceed
+# astropy's default timeout limit. Increase it.
+from astropy.utils.data import conf
+conf.remote_timeout = 120
 ```
 
 ## 4. Specify inputs and outputs

tutorials/spherex/spherex_intro.md

@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
 from astroquery.ipac.irsa import Irsa
 
 from firefly_client import FireflyClient
+
+# The time it takes to read SPHEREx files can exceed
+# astropy's default timeout limit. Increase it.
+from astropy.utils.data import conf
+conf.remote_timeout = 120
 ```
 
 ## 5. Search for SPHEREx Spectral Image MEFs that overlap coordinates you are interested in

tutorials/spherex/spherex_psf.md

@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
 from astropy.io import fits
 from astropy.table import Table
 from astropy.wcs import WCS
+
+# The time it takes to read SPHEREx files can exceed
+# astropy's default timeout limit. Increase it.
+from astropy.utils.data import conf
+conf.remote_timeout = 120
 ```
 
 ## 4. Get SPHEREx Cutout