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| − | The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second Wikipedia] page on leap seconds is interesting. It's what you get when you mix software engineers, astronomers, atomic physicists, politicians and local interest groups together; a right Barney! And GPS time doesn't do leap seconds. Apparently GPS time is about 17 seconds fast, relative to UTC or UT1. I'd better wait at least 17 seconds or it'll be a retro-hash! | + | The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second Wikipedia] page on leap seconds is interesting. It's what you get when you mix software engineers, astronomers, atomic physicists, politicians and local interest groups together; a right Barney! And GPS time doesn't do leap seconds. Apparently GPS time is about 17 seconds fast, relative to UTC or UT1. I'd better wait at least 17 seconds or it'll be a retro-hash! That also explains why my phone clock always took longer to roll over at midnight. 17 seconds is a long time in a January biting, freezing wind! |
== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
Revision as of 10:43, 31 December 2016
| Sun 1 Jan 2017 in Cambridge, UK: 52.4286439, 0.7963389 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
A wood in the grounds of Kilverstone Hall east of Thetford, Norfolk, UK.
Participants
Plans
Two of two spanning the new year - 2016-12-31 52 0 - 2017-01-01 52 0 - ETA 23:59:60 - It's a leap second!
A 40 + 40 minute walk to reach the hashpoint and return using farm tracks.
The Wikipedia page on leap seconds is interesting. It's what you get when you mix software engineers, astronomers, atomic physicists, politicians and local interest groups together; a right Barney! And GPS time doesn't do leap seconds. Apparently GPS time is about 17 seconds fast, relative to UTC or UT1. I'd better wait at least 17 seconds or it'll be a retro-hash! That also explains why my phone clock always took longer to roll over at midnight. 17 seconds is a long time in a January biting, freezing wind!
Expedition
Photos
- Photo Gallery
Achievements
Expeditions and Plans
| 2017-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa, California | coyotebush, blueberrynewt | On a residential road west of Santa Rosa. |
| Buffalo, New York | Pedalpusher, Simon the dog, Myka the dog | In the woods of the East Otto State Forest |
| Cambridge, United Kingdom | Sourcerer | A wood in the grounds of Kilverstone Hall east of Thetford, Norfolk, UK. |
| Manchester, United Kingdom | Angel | Prescot Trade Centre, Merseyside, UK. |
| Uppsala, Sweden | Per S, iA | In a memorial garden in western Jakobsberg. |
Sourcerer's Expedition Links
2016-12-31 52 0 - 2017-01-01 52 0 - 2017-01-02 52 1 - KML file download of Sourcerer's expeditions for use with Google Earth.
