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
The middle of this period may be taken as the time at which the star crossed the meridian and at this moment the sidereal time is equal to the right ascension of the star.
From A Text-Book of Astronomy by Comstock, George C.
Convert this sidereal time interval into a mean time interval by always subtracting for the proper number of hours, minutes and seconds as per Table 8, Bowditch.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
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 Comstock, George C.
