[ntp:questions] Local Time NTP Server

David Woolley david at ex.djwhome.demon.invalid
Tue Aug 25 09:57:29 UTC 2020


On 24/08/2020 18:48, William Unruh wrote:
> You need it to be
> fixed, eg to the stars.

The stars move, and, in any case, most people want solar time, not 
sidereal time.  Even solar time varies throughout the year.  I think the 
"mean" in GMT refers to the fact that midnight is only true on average.

Sidereal time still needs a reference point on the earth that is in 
earth surface coordinates, not galactic ones.



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