Re: Simple Calculation of Sunset Time required

[J Miller <reply@here>]

Dang!  Some of you sci.astro weenies just cant lay this to rest!  The 
request was for a SIMPLE way to calculate Sunset for a Home Automation 
system that was accurate within a few minutes, and that's been done!

Can you PLEASE remove comp.home.automation from your bickering?  You 
guys remind me of the nerds on CBS's "Big Bang Theory", but at least 
they tried Home Automation a few shows back.......


David Weinshenker wrote:
> oriel36 wrote:
>
> > You believe  the creation of the 24 hour day from  observation of
> > natural noonis nonsense and it is your right to do so but only in
> > context of a intellectual standard comparable to flat Earthers.Most
> > here are proud of the value for axial rotation through 360 degrees in
> > 23 hours 56 minutes but then again,there were many proud people who
> > based their ideas on Piltdown man .
>
>
> If you believe in the creation (actually definition) of the 24 hour
> day from observing natural noon (i.e., sun transit) cycles, why is
> the measurement of the sidereal day from the observation of natural
> star transit cycles "nonsense"?
>
> Do you believe that the observed difference between solar and sidereal
> day length is due to the effect of the earth/sun orbital motion throwing
> off the apparent sidereal day (relative to the "natural" solar day?)
>
> -dave w