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
When time is calculated by the stars it is called sidereal time; when by the sun, solar, or apparent time.
From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Jones, Thomas P.
In the 17th century it was a favourite device to make a clock show sidereal time as well as mean solar time.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
For the last two days we have been discussing Time - sun time or solar time and star time or sidereal time.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
