Comments on: Happy New Year Arbitrary Orbital Marker!

By: suturself

suturself — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:35:42 +0000

ok, now I know there is an explanation, and can almost understand.

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” – George Bernard Shaw. What happens when you do nothing but make mistakes?

By: Happy Arbitrary Orbital Marker Day~! | There Are Four Lights

Happy Arbitrary Orbital Marker Day~! | There Are Four Lights — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:08:14 +0000

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By: Take a flying leap second | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Take a flying leap second | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:31:24 +0000

[...] There are a zillion ways to measure time. In our daily lives we have the day, the year, the second. The first two are based on actual events: the rotation of the Earth, and the time it takes to go around the Sun (and, of course, the closer you look at them, the more fiercely complicated they get, too). [...]

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By: A New Arbitrary Celestial Orbital « Eclectics Anonymous

A New Arbitrary Celestial Orbital « Eclectics Anonymous — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:14:04 +0000

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By: sirjonsnow

sirjonsnow — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:13:37 +0000

I remember you clarifying a sidereal day to me in email a few years ago! I was bored at work or something when it popped into my head that if a day was exactly 24 hours, then half a year later midnight/noon would be mixed up – so I emailed you. To this day I still have no idea why my mind wandered to that.

But anyway, still love the blog!

By: DennyMo

DennyMo — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:17:27 +0000

Thanks for the clarification, and the correction on my “diction”…