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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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