Connection timed outwhile using astroquery.gaia

[Alakay2]

Hi,
I am trying to run the following example code:

import astropy.units as u
from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
from astroquery.gaia import Gaia
coord = SkyCoord(ra=280, dec=-60, unit=(u.degree, u.degree), frame='icrs')
width = u.Quantity(0.1, u.deg)
height = u.Quantity(0.1, u.deg)
r = Gaia.query_object_async(coordinate=coord, width=width, height=height)

and getting following output

Status messages could not be retrieved after from astroquery.gaia import Gaia

r = Gaia.query_object_async(coordinate=coord, width=width, height=height)
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/site-packages/astroquery/gaia/core.py", line 599, in query_object_async
return self.__query_object(coordinate, radius=radius, width=width,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/site-packages/astroquery/gaia/core.py", line 540, in __query_object
job = self.launch_job_async(query, verbose=verbose)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/site-packages/astroquery/gaia/core.py", line 1021, in launch_job_async
return TapPlus.launch_job_async(self, query=query,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/site-packages/astroquery/utils/tap/core.py", line 431, in launch_job_async
response = self.__launchJob(query,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/site-packages/astroquery/utils/tap/core.py", line 651, in __launchJob
response = self.__connHandler.execute_tappost(subcontext=context,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/site-packages/astroquery/utils/tap/conn/tapconn.py", line 269, in execute_tappost
return self.__execute_post(context, data, content_type, verbose=verbose)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/site-packages/astroquery/utils/tap/conn/tapconn.py", line 422, in __execute_post
conn.request("POST", context, data, self.__postHeaders)
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1343, in request
self._send_request(method, url, body, headers, encode_chunked)
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1389, in _send_request
self.endheaders(body, encode_chunked=encode_chunked)
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1338, in endheaders
self._send_output(message_body, encode_chunked=encode_chunked)
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1097, in _send_output
self.send(msg)
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1041, in send
self.connect()
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1477, in connect
super().connect()
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/http/client.py", line 1007, in connect
self.sock = self._create_connection(
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/socket.py", line 853, in create_connection
raise exceptions[0]
File "/home/test/anaconda3/envs/eureka/lib/python3.12/socket.py", line 838, in create_connection
sock.connect(sa)
TimeoutError: [Errno 110] Connection timed out

I am using institute proxy and setting proxy, port, user, password information using os.environ['http_proxy']=... format. Do you have any idea about this issue?

[bsipocz]

The gaia and other ESA servers are down at the moment until the 23rd (see top banner on e.g. here: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia)

In the meantime, I would suggest reaching the dataset via other data archives that provide access. While we don't have a query_object convenience method, you can do a conesearch with query_region, or a custom TAP query with query_tap using the ipac.irsa module.

from astroquery.ipac.irsa import Irsa
import astropy.units as u
from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
coord = SkyCoord(ra=280, dec=-60, unit=(u.degree, u.degree), frame='icrs')
radius = u.Quantity(0.1, u.deg)
results = Irsa.query_region(coord, catalog='gaia_dr3_source', radius=radius)