[Skywarn] Fwd: [Cometupdates] New from COMET: The U.S. Naval Observatory: Mission, Products, and Services

[Lloyd Colston]

The United States Naval Observatory also has an online clock to help
keep your electronic gadgets all in sync.

http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/what.html

Lloyd




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From: COMET Announcement <comet_announcements at comet.ucar.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 4:57 PM
Subject: [Cometupdates] New from COMET: The U.S. Naval Observatory:
Mission, Products, and	Services
To: announce at comet.ucar.edu


The COMET Program is pleased to announce the publication of a new
module, "The U.S. Naval Observatory: Mission, Products, and Services."
Founded in 1830, the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is among
the oldest scientific agencies in the United States. Initially tasked
with restoring, repairing, and rating nautical instruments, the USNO
today provides precise time and celestial measurements required for
GPS, telecommunications, navigation, and other operations. Intended as
an introduction to the USNO, this module examines how the Observatory
goes about its mission, and briefly describes the science behind its
observations and publications.
The intended audience for this module is the operational community and
general public interested in the measurement of precise time and the
positions of celestial bodies, and how these measurements are applied.

Please follow this link to the MetEd description page that provides
additional information and a link to begin the module: The U.S. Naval
Observatory: Mission, Products, and Services.
(https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=883)

Most COMET modules use JavaScript and Adobe® Flash® for navigation,
animation, and/or presentation of multimedia elements. Ensure that you
have a browser updated to its latest version with JavaScript enabled
and the latest version of the Adobe FlashPlayer installed
(http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/). For technical support for this
module please visit our Registration and Support FAQs at
https://www.meted.ucar.edu/resources_faq.php.

We welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding the
content, instructional approach, or use of this module. Please e-mail
your comments or questions to Alan Bol (alanbol at ucar.edu).


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