<div dir="auto">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? <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Stan</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 7, 2024, 1:26 PM smitausa--- via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_806553079483722313WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif">That’s the rationale for the moon to have its own timezone.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/science/moon-time-zone.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/science/moon-time-zone.html</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif">Smita Desai<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> LCTG <lctg-bounces+smitausa=<a href="mailto:gmail.com@lists.toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">gmail.com@lists.toku.us</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Alexander via LCTG<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 7, 2024 12:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> Steve Isenberg <<a href="mailto:smisenberg@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">smisenberg@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:palbin24@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">palbin24@yahoo.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Lex Computer Group <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] NASA tasked with creating a time zone for the moon | The Hill<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Re Steve’s question, some speculation –<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"> – Mike Alexander<br><br><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_806553079483722313yahoo-quoted-begin" style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#715ffa">On Sunday, April 7, 2024, 8:07 AM, Steve Isenberg via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div id="m_806553079483722313yiv3400620963"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0b5394">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?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#0b5394">-steve<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 5:52 PM Peter Albin via LCTG <<a href="mailto:lctg@lists.toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lctg@lists.toku.us</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><br><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/4573225-nasa-tasked-creating-time-zone-moon/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://thehill.com/homenews/4573225-nasa-tasked-creating-time-zone-moon/</a><br><br>Peter<br><br>Peter Albin<br>===============================================<br>::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br>Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br>Send to the list: <a href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br>To subscribe: email <a href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br>Future and Past meeting information: <a href="http://LCTG.toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br>List information: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br>This message was sent to <a href="mailto:s%2Blctglist@smistuff.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">s+lctglist@smistuff.com</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><div id="m_806553079483722313yiv3400620963yqtfd20477"><p class="MsoNormal"><br>Set your list options: <u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/s+lctglist@smistuff.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/s+lctglist@smistuff.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><div id="m_806553079483722313yiv3400620963yqtfd19846"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div id="m_806553079483722313yqtfd57430"><p class="MsoNormal">===============================================<br>::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br>Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br>Send to the list: <a href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br>To subscribe: email <a href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br>Future and Past meeting information: <a href="http://LCTG.toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br>List information: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br>This message was sent to <a href="mailto:mna.ma@yahoo.com." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mna.ma@yahoo.com.</a><br>Set your list options: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/mna.ma@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/mna.ma@yahoo.com</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div>===============================================<br>
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