minor cleanup

Author: bhazelton

README.md

@@ -132,15 +132,9 @@ phased array modes.
 # Citation
 Please cite both of our JOSS papers:
 
-*Keating et al., (2025). pyuvdata v3: an interface for astronomical interferometric data sets in Python. Journal of Open Source Software, 10(109), 7482, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07482*
+*Keating et al., (2025). pyuvdata v3: an interface for astronomical interferometric data sets in Python. Journal of Open Source Software, 10(109), 7482, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07482* [[ADS Link](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025JOSS...10.7482K)]
 
-BibTeX entry follows:
-
-```
-@article{Keating2025, doi = {10.21105/joss.07482}, url = {https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07482}, year = {2025}, publisher = {The Open Journal}, volume = {10}, number = {109}, pages = {7482}, author = {Garrett K. Keating and Bryna J. Hazelton and Matthew Kolopanis and Steven Murray and Adam P. Beardsley and Daniel C. Jacobs and Nicholas Kern and Adam Lanman and Paul La Plante and Jonathan C. Pober and Pyxie Star}, title = {pyuvdata v3: an interface for astronomical interferometric data sets in Python}, journal = {Journal of Open Source Software}}
-```
-
-*Hazelton et al, (2017), pyuvdata: an interface for astronomical interferometeric datasets in python, Journal of Open Source Software, 2(10), 140, doi:10.21105/joss.00140* [[ADS Link](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JOSS....2..140H)] [[Bibtex entry](http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2017JOSS....2..140H&data_type=BIBTEX&db_key=GEN&nocookieset=1)]
+*Hazelton et al, (2017), pyuvdata: an interface for astronomical interferometeric datasets in python, Journal of Open Source Software, 2(10), 140, doi:10.21105/joss.00140* [[ADS Link](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017JOSS....2..140H)]
 
 # Installation
 Simple installation via conda is available for users, developers should follow

docs/conventions.rst

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ include:
     0-degree feed angle is aligned/parallel to the direction of local north. Note
     while supported in UVFITS, it is a later addition to the format, and may be grouped
     into "other" in some software packages.
-  - ``"fixed"``: Similar to "phased", expect where there is neither mechanical or
+  - ``"fixed"``: Similar to "phased", except that there is neither mechanical or
     electical steering of the antenna, and thus the beam remains fixed in the
     azimuth-elevation frame. In this frame, a feed angle of 0 degrees is aligned/
     parallel to the direction of local north. Note that this is a pyuvdata-defined mount

tests/uvdata/test_uvdata.py

@@ -2365,16 +2365,12 @@ def test_select_frequencies_writeerrors(casa_uvfits, tmp_path):
     ):
         uv_object2.write_uvfits(write_file_uvfits)
 
-    try:
-        import pyuvdata._miriad  # noqa
-
+    if hasmiriad:
         with pytest.raises(
             ValueError,
             match="The frequencies are separated by more than their channel width",
         ):
             uv_object2.write_miriad(write_file_miriad)
-    except ImportError:
-        pass
 
 
 @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore:Telescope EVLA is not")