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Future of Leap Seconds UTC might be redefined without Leap Seconds After over a decade of discussions the ITU-R and other groups have not managed to come to a consensus on whether or not radio broadcast time signals should continue to have leap seconds. As seen in the following linked pages, a...
In short: Explore the future of leap seconds and its impact on atomic time, optical & infrared observatories, and global timekeeping standards. Learn about the potential consequences and ongoing discussions. (AI summary)
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Mail to LEAPSECS on 2003-04-22 This web page documents an e-mail message sent to the LEAPSECS mailing list on 2003-04-22. A better version of the calculations in this e-mail, including plots, is in this earth rotation page . Here is a web page with 3 simple pictures that explain how leap seconds...
In short: Learn about the impending failure of UTC standard in over 1000 years and the ongoing ITU-R process to abandon leap seconds. Discover potential solutions for ... (AI summary)
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~sla › leapsecs › timescales.html
Time Scales Time Scales A definition for the term "time scale": 16th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union Grenoble, France (1976) Resolution No. 4 by Commissions 4 (Ephemerides) and 31 (Time) 3.(a) a useful time scale is generated by any process which enables dates to be...