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chgs
618 days ago
Is a UTC day a different length to a common solar day? At this level of pre soon leap seconds and even sidereal day difference makes no difference
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buescher
618 days ago
Yes, but they probably mean "the next 72 hours from right now given in UTC".
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Gare
618 days ago
Or maybe they mean "day" as starting from UTC midnight.
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buescher
618 days ago
I'd guess that's actually more likely. Interesting bit of jargon.
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sevensor
617 days ago
Maybe they’re contrasting with sidereal days?
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chgs
617 days ago
That was my initial thought, but that’s a difference of 10 mins over 3 days, and that’s orders of magnitudes more precise than should be used.
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chgs
617 days ago
Which would be the same as the next 72 hours in PST
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