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 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 Comstock, George C.
Clocks are set to the invariable sidereal time.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White
Sykes pointed to the delicate instrument that could add, subtract, divide, and multiply, in fractions and whole numbers, as well as measure the light years in sidereal time.
From The Space Pioneers by Glanzman, Louis
