@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ to GD-1:
309309The axes of this figure are defined so the x-axis is aligned with the
310310stars in GD-1, and the y-axis is perpendicular.
311311
312- - Along the x-axis (φ< sub >1</ sub > ) the figure extends from -100 to 20 degrees.
312+ - Along the x-axis ($\phi_1$ ) the figure extends from -100 to 20 degrees.
313313
314- - Along the y-axis (φ< sub >2</ sub > ) the figure extends from about -8 to 4 degrees.
314+ - Along the y-axis ($\phi_2$ ) the figure extends from about -8 to 4 degrees.
315315
316316Ideally, we would select all stars from this rectangle, but there are
317317more than 10 million of them. This would be difficult to work with, and as
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ single query. While we are developing and testing code, it will be faster to wor
320320with a smaller dataset.
321321
322322So we will start by selecting stars in a smaller rectangle near the
323- center of GD-1, from -55 to -45 degrees φ< sub >1</ sub > and -8 to 4 degrees φ< sub >2</ sub > .
323+ center of GD-1, from -55 to -45 degrees $\phi_1$ and -8 to 4 degrees $\phi_2$ .
324324First we will learn how to represent these coordinates with Astropy.
325325
326326## Transforming coordinates
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ which is "a Heliocentric spherical coordinate system defined by the
392392orbit of the GD-1 stream". In this coordinate system, one axis is defined along
393393the direction of the stream (the x-axis in Figure 1) and one axis is defined
394394perpendicular to the direction of the stream (the y-axis in Figure 1).
395- These are called the φ< sub >1</ sub > and φ< sub >2</ sub > coordinates, respectively.
395+ These are called the $\phi_1$ and $\phi_2$ coordinates, respectively.
396396
397397``` python
398398from gala.coordinates import GD1Koposov10
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ rectangle that encompasses a small part of GD-1.
457457This is easiest to define in GD-1 coordinates.
458458
459459The following variables define the boundaries of the rectangle in
460- φ< sub >1</ sub > and φ< sub >2</ sub > .
460+ $\phi_1$ and $\phi_2$ .
461461
462462``` python
463463phi1_min = - 55 * u.degree
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ def make_rectangle(x1, x2, y1, y2):
482482 return xs, ys
483483```
484484
485- The return value is a tuple containing a list of coordinates in φ< sub >1</ sub >
486- followed by a list of coordinates in φ< sub >2</ sub > .
485+ The return value is a tuple containing a list of coordinates in $\phi_1$
486+ followed by a list of coordinates in $\phi_2$ .
487487
488488``` python
489489phi1_rect, phi2_rect = make_rectangle(
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