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Re: How many ways to define a day?
From: Peter Monta
Date: 2021 Jun 14, 10:06 -0400
From: Peter Monta
Date: 2021 Jun 14, 10:06 -0400
Hi Frank,
... the true rotation period of the Earth relative to the "fixed stars" (or the cosmological rest frame, or similar). That's close to but not identical to the sidereal day. Does it have an established name??
Yes, the "stellar day".
Cheers,
Peter
