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MaskedColumn instead of Column

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Start with the linked Plotting and Tabular Data episode and reproduce type(polygon_results['ra']) in the lesson environment. Compare the observed Astropy type with the episode's expected result, then update the lesson or its expectations so the documented behavior matches the current result.

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Description

Wrt the Plotting and Tabular Data episode:

type(polygon_results['ra'])

gives me a astropy.table.column.MaskedColumn instead of astropy.table.column.Column.

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