TST: Fix tests downloading data into source dir, MNT: Remove unnecessary astropy check

[pllim]

Description

TST: Fix tests downloading data into source dir.

MNT: Remove unnecessary astropy check.

Change log entry

• Is a change log needed? If yes, is it added to CHANGES.rst? If you want to avoid merge conflicts,
  list the proposed change log here for review and add to CHANGES.rst before merge. If no, maintainer
  should add a no-changelog-entry-needed label.

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• Are two approvals required? Branch protection rule does not check for the second approval. If a second approval is not necessary, please apply the trivial label.
• Do the proposed changes actually accomplish desired goals? Also manually run the affected example notebooks, if necessary.
• Do the proposed changes follow the STScI Style Guides?
• Are tests added/updated as required? If so, do they follow the STScI Style Guides?
• Are docs added/updated as required? If so, do they follow the STScI Style Guides?
• Did the CI pass? If not, are the failures related?
• Is a milestone set? Set this to bugfix milestone if this is a bug fix and needs to be released ASAP; otherwise, set this to the next major release milestone. Bugfix milestone also needs an accompanying backport label.
• After merge, any internal documentations need updating (e.g., JIRA, Innerspace)? 🐱

[codecov]

Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 88.89%. Comparing base (682e302) to head (e26b9ef).

Additional details and impacted files

@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##             main    #3122      +/-   ##
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- Coverage   88.92%   88.89%   -0.04%     
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  Files         112      112              
  Lines       17396    17399       +3     
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- Hits        15470    15466       -4     
- Misses       1926     1933       +7     

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[rosteen]

LGTM, thanks.