User talk:Fmevans

Welcome and introduction

Hi, Fmevans. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person by golly! And this real person (that would be me), wants to say welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you've made an account! Thanks for joining; you're on your way to making some great contributions.

Because I've noticed you've just joined, I wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. Any questions are fine, nothing is too silly (we've heard them all). Now, the tips below - hop on them - they should help you begin editing. Best of luck! JoeSmack ^Talk 14:44, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people. Besides that, you shouldn't feel nervous or anything about a good-willed contribution. If you're concerned, talk to us.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Fmevans/test. If you feel nervous, feel free to talk to us.

When you're ready, start your first article using the Article Wizard. You don't HAVE to use it, but for your first article it really helps. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references. If you'd like more guidance, you guessed it, talk to us.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

--JoeSmack ^Talk 14:44, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. If you just feel like poking around, Wikipedia:Help is a good place to start. :)

Earth's Rotation - Sidereal Time is shorter than Stellar Time?

The article "Earth's Rotation" has a discussion regarding the difference between stellar time and sidereal (Sun) time. In the article, there is an excellent drawing of the difference between the two. The article states that sidereal time is shorter than stellar time by about 8 milliseconds. If you look at the diagram, it is exactly the opposite. It will take a longer period of time to go from point 1 in the drawing to point 3 in the drawing than from point 1 to 2. Sidereal time is therefore longer than stellar time.

That means that the two times listed at the beginning of the paragraph have to be reversed as well.

Fmevans (talk) 01:02, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]