[sci.astro] Time (Astronomy Frequently Asked Questions) (3/9)

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Section Contents

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Introduction
C.00 Time, Calendars, and Terrestrial Phenomena
C.01 When is 02/01/04? or is there a standard way of writing dates?
C.02 What are all those different kinds of time?
C.03 How do I compute astronomical phenomena for my location?
C.04 What's a Julian date? modified Julian date?
C.05 Was 2000 a leap year?
C.06 When will the new millennium start?
C.07 Easter:
C.07.1 When is Easter?
C.07.2 Can I calculate the date of Easter?
C.08 What is a "blue moon?"
C.09 What is the Green Flash (or Green Ray)?
C.10 Why isn't the earliest Sunrise (and latest Sunset) on the longest day of the year?
C.11 How do I calculate the phase of the moon?
C.12 What is the time delivered by a GPS receiver?
C.13 Why are there two tides a day and not just one?
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