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Old 26th January 2006 | 22:16
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Tim Zukas
 
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Originally Posted by compressor stall
the sun moves 360 degrees in 23 hours 56 minutes and 4 seconds. That's 15.04 deg/hr.
The stars do, you mean. The sun varies a bit, but apparent-noon to apparent-noon is always within maybe 30 seconds of 24 hours.
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