[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] NASA tasked with creating a time zone for the moon | The Hill

[S Ou]

Some off-the-earth is already in the works like IPFS (decentralized/
distributed inter planetary file system) https://ipfs.tech/

and given that, can crypto be far behind?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39013412
(I'm not sure why it's different in space, but sounds cool to think big -
intergalactic vs just 'global').

Smita's point is, I think, that the day/night cycles on the moon are no
longer synchronized with the "beginning" end "end" of a 24-hour earth day.
But just limiting ourselves to the moon is too short sighted. A
scalable/extensible solution would /should include Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
(all with potentially different light/dark day/night periodicity, and ...
spaces in between?  What about travelers to Alpha Centauri ?

On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 1:58 PM smitausa--- via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
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> But moon’s day is 29.5 earth days so it may go out of sync with GMT or UTC.
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_day
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> Smita Desai
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> *From:* Stan Rose <stan_rose at alum.mit.edu>
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 7, 2024 1:45 PM
> *To:* smitausa at gmail.com
> *Cc:* Michael Alexander <mna.ma at yahoo.com>; Steve Isenberg <
> smisenberg at gmail.com>; palbin24 at yahoo.com; Lex Computer Group <
> lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Subject:* Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] NASA tasked with creating
> a time zone for the moon | The Hill
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> I get the need to have a standardized lunar time, but isn't it arbitrary?
> Isn't GMT as good as any other, unless they aren't going to be divided into
> 24 one hour units?
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> Stan
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> On Sun, Apr 7, 2024, 1:26 PM smitausa--- via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
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> That’s the rationale for the moon to have its own timezone.
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> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/science/moon-time-zone.html
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> Smita Desai
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> *From:* LCTG <lctg-bounces+smitausa=gmail.com at lists.toku.us> *On Behalf
> Of *Michael Alexander via LCTG
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 7, 2024 12:55 PM
> *To:* Steve Isenberg <smisenberg at gmail.com>; palbin24 at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* Lex Computer Group <lctg at lists.toku.us>
> *Subject:* Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] NASA tasked with creating
> a time zone for the moon | The Hill
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> Re Steve’s question, some speculation –
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> Different groups, in different locations, will be sending reports back
> from their locations.  It would be convenient to know that reports are
> coordinated — for example, in reporting moonquakes or observations of solar
> flares and solar wind.
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> My question is: Why should the US go it alone in setting up a time zone?
> Wouldn’t this be a good time to make moon-based reporting an international,
> cooperative effort?  Moon “exploration” to date reminds me of “exploration”
> of the New World, beginning with Columbus’s voyages: different nations
> planting their flags and laying claim to turf.  Humankind ought to do
> better, now.
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>     – Mike Alexander
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> On Sunday, April 7, 2024, 8:07 AM, Steve Isenberg via LCTG <
> lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
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> Curious why it is important to set up a Lunar time zone.  Why not align
> time there with GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)?  Wouldn't that work?
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> -steve
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> On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 5:52 PM Peter Albin via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us>
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> https://thehill.com/homenews/4573225-nasa-tasked-creating-time-zone-moon/
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> Peter
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> Peter Albin
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