On 2/14/2013 6:57 AM, Jantje. wrote:
On 02/13/2013 06:09 PM, John Gilmore wrote:
Astronomers are a perverse lot for choosing an epoch origin at noon
rather than midnight, which makes their concept of "same day" different
from normal discourse.
Ah, but they don't want the date to change in the middle of their day
(heueue... night, that is, because that is when they are watching the sky...)
With a little observation, you'll note that the date is not a local one,
so that the day may very well change in the middle of a session.
Gerhard Postpischil
Bradford, Vermont
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