sidereal time
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But one puzzling signal showed up most days at the same sidereal time.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2018
Astronomers prefer sidereal time for planning their observations because in that system, a star rises at the same time every day.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Today we are going to talk about star time, or, using the more common words, sidereal time.
From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
When the sidereal time is 13 hours, 14 hours, etc., the clock will indicate 1 hour, 2 hours, etc., and 12 hours must then be added to the time shown on the dial.
From A Text-Book of Astronomy by George C. Comstock
The sidereal time is equal to the angle between these lines, provided that that angle must be measured from the zenith toward the west.
From A Text-Book of Astronomy by George C. Comstock
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