Astronomical observations at small resolutions of time already have to compensate for so many variables that the current leap second system does not help them a

Astronomical observations at small resolutions of time already have to compensate for so many variables that the current leap second system does not help them any. Seriously, look at the formulae and data collected by these guys http://www.iers.org/ http://www.iers.org/ and then say "astronomers need leap seconds to point their telescopes". More likely, somewhere some budget for astronomers will be reduced by the move to a terrestrial source of time.