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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Any one can say simply what is sidereal timing?

OpenStudy (aayushi.somani):

Sidereal time is a time-keeping system astronomers use to keep track of the direction to point their telescopes to view a given star in the night sky.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@aayushi.somani please more explanation with example

OpenStudy (aayushi.somani):

Sidereal time, at any moment (and at a given locality defined by its geographical longitude), more precisely Local Apparent Sidereal Time (LAST), is defined as the hour angle of the vernal equinox at that locality: it has the same value as the right ascension of any celestial body that is crossing the local meridian at that same moment.

OpenStudy (aayushi.somani):

no. of sidereal days per orbital period =1+ no. of solar days per orbital period

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