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During one lifetime, you will see (at the current rate) about 60 leap seconds. Do you really notice if the sunset time is off by one minute? Note that moving 3
by phicoh 11y ago
During one lifetime, you will see (at the current rate) about 60 leap seconds. Do you really notice if the sunset time is off by one minute?
Note that moving 30 km (or 20 miles) east or west also changes the sunset by one minute.
- eru 11y ago> Note that moving 30 km (or 20 miles) east or west also changes the sunset by one minute. Depending on how close to the poles / equator you are, and probably also time of the year.
- manicdee 11y agoTo a photographer, a few seconds of error in sunset time is the difference between an awesome sunset with oranges, reds and purples, versus an uninspiring mass of grey clouds. Of course a photographer would start well before sunset and continue well after, but if you want to program a machine to photograph su sets you will end up having to use techniques other than checking the time.