RE: Time error

Ted Molczan (molczan@fox.nstn.ca)
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 05:59:41 -0500

Greg Roberts wrote:

>>One possible explanation - could you have applied the 1.5 s correction 
>>in the wrong direction, i.e subtracted, instead of added?
>
>YES , Ted, I am an idiot - I did SUBTRACT so the CORRECT TIME should be
>3 seconds later, ie 19h 53m 02.3s UT. Thanks for pointing it out - now I
>can understand why they retire old crocks like me when they get too old!

This type of error is quite common, which as a
[relatively] young crock, I too have been known to 
make. That's life!

Clear skies!
Ted