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Re: Introduction
From: Herbert Prinz
Date: 2008 May 01, 11:24 -0400
From: Herbert Prinz
Date: 2008 May 01, 11:24 -0400
Bruce, Welcome to the list. Bruce wrote: >2) It is supposed to be possible to get exact GMT by observing the moons >of Jupiter, but I have yet to find any tables that have more than a >minute accuracy. Has anyone else tried and had better luck? > > The Institute de mecanique celeste et de calcul des ephemerides publishes annualy a supplement to the Connaissance des temps: _Satellites Galileens de Jupiter, Phenomenes et configurations pour xxxx_. Phenomena are tabulated to 1s. They also maintain an ftp server with similar data with a precision of 0.1m of time. Their web site is www.imcce.fr and ftp.imcce.fr. Herbert Prinz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
