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Re: (meteorobs) Abbreviations (LOOONG!)
Thanks for the comprehensive list of abbreviations, Lew. 1 more time
zone (as I think there is a Professor from Beijing University on this
List) is Beijing time (don't know an abbreviation), 8 hours ahead of UT.
Clear skies, 24 hours a day,
Paul.
>And here are the most common Time Zones used on our list...
>
>Time Zone / Difference from Universal or "GMT" Time:
>UT +0 Universal Time - based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), 5
hrs
> ahead of Eastern Standard, 4 hrs ahead of EDT. This is
the
> standard reporting time for most astronomical events, and
> in particular all recorded fireballs or other meteors.
>
>MET/MED +1/0 Middle European Time/Daylight Time (Western Europe)
>BST -1 British Summer Time - similar to Daylight Savings for UK
>AST/ADT -4/-3 Atlantic Standard/Daylight Time (Maritime Provinces)
>EST/EDT -5/-4 Eastern Standard/Daylight Time (East Coast North America)
>CST/CDT -6/-5 Central Standard/Daylight (Midwest US, Central America)
>MST/MDT -7/-6 Mountain Standard/Daylight (Rocky Mountain
States/Provinces)
>PST/PDT -8/-7 Pacific Standard/Daylight (our lucky California
Contingent)
>NCT +11 New Caledonia Time! (Our friend Papou in Oceania)
>JST +9 Japanese Standard Time
>
>
>
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