Clive D.W. Feather wrote:
> Rob Seaman said:
>> Redefining UTC will break things immediately in astronomy and aerospace and
>> related applications.
>
> False.
>
> It might break them at the point that |DUT| > 0.9s. Or it might not. But it
> won't break them until then, which could easily be some years away.
More straw. The astronomical community started preparing for Y2K in 1996 and
barely had enough time.
For the opinions of some domain experts, see:
Space:
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/preprints/28_AAS_11-673_Simpson.pdf
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/preprints/30_AAS_11-674_Storz.pdf
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/preprints/32_AAS_11-675_Malys.pdf
Ground:
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/preprints/34_AAS_11-676_Rots.pdf
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/preprints/36_AAS_11-677_Seaman.pdf
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/futureofutc/preprints/38_AAS_11-678_Allen.pdf
As well as round-table discussions and presentations at
http://futureofutc.org/preprints/
Rob Seaman
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
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