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FredPret on Aug 5, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Leap Smear

Keeping our clocks exactly aligned using leap seconds probably makes something like astronavigation easier

dharmab on Aug 5, 2021 [–]

No, it's the other way around. Astronomical observation requires TAI, and leap seconds are cited as a navigational hazard.

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