Daylight Saving Time

[glenc (Glen)]

Do you like daylight saving time?
Would you like it to end earlier?
In NSW DST ends on 5/4/09 when the sun rises in Sydney at 6:10 and sets at 17:45. (not DST).
DST starts again on 4/10 when the sun rises at 5:27 and sets at 17:59 in Sydney. (not DST)
Should we have DST from equinox to equinox?
e.g. Sunday 22/3 sunrise 6:00, sunset 18:04.
and Sunday 20/9 sunrise 5:46, sunset 17:50.

There is an article in S&T about DST.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/41435482.html
also see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_Saving_Time
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/DaylightSaving-World-Subdivisions.png

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Its fine the way it is i cant see why somebody has to play with it .
I think it needs to be consistent either have it or dont ,
Thats me.

Cheers Kev.

[marki]

The extra time is great for setting up the scope when I get home. At least its in the day light when I can see what I am doing

[Gerald Sargent]

Wishe we had it here

[thunderchildobs]

Daylight saving in Queensland

Glad we dont have it here

[GrahamL]

Lived under both ways for 20 years or so nsw /qld .. thing is you get used to it either way .. for me i'd go with DS ..just .. theres something not right about birds chirping there heads off at 4 AM.. and at night time people start flicking off the lights by the clock .. meaning 10PM DS time I notice theres a lot less people up and about in suburbia... Its only an hour .

[AlexN]

Originally Posted by Gerald Sargent

Wishe we had it here

Yes, As Do I.... I dont see a reason why not, although as has been said, It must be consistent, have it, or dont... Just having come from Victoria originally, I've had daylight savings as long as I can remember... So I guess I was kind of used to it...

Alex.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Too right Brenden. I'd like to see it get darker sooner.

[matt]

I'd like it in Queensland...just so we're on the same time as Sydney and Melbourne. We are, after all, technically in the same world time zone

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

We are, after all, technically in the same world time zone

Exactly Matt. UTC +10 hours

[matt]

You know what I mean, Paul!!!!

[Jen]

Im not fussed either way there is good points and bad points for daylight savings

[marki]

We have to vote on it here soon(again). Last time it was rejected because it upset the cows .
Mark

[Quark (Trevor)]

Dont mind it the way it currently is.
When I was working, prior to the advent of 12 hour shifts, I use to look forward to it.

Trevor

[pgc hunter]

I'd have to say I'm for it. TBH, having the sun scorch your eyes at 5am after a night on the grog would be extremely annoying!

[Baddad (Marty)]

Daylight saving is bad bad bad.

The cows don't like it. They gotta get up an hour earlier for milking.

The extra daylight and sunshine means that people use more power in air conditioning. Power sources are stretched as it is.

It increases the effects of global warming, due to that extra hour of sunshine on the planet.

When I lived in Adelaide the paint peeled off the walls. and that was all contributed by DLS. That extra sunshine is unnatural to the environment.

Above all that why would astro people want an hour less of dark skies??

Cheers Marty

[pgc hunter]

Why do people keep saying that there is an "extra hour of sunshine" when referring to daylight savings? No, there is no "extra" hour of daylight, the day is not magically longer and the night shorter. It is nothing more than the time displaced by an hour. There won't be more usage of airconditioners for example, because the day is exactly the same length during DST as it is without!

[leon]

Na, its not for me at all, I hate it when it is so dark in the mornings, late in the season of day light saving.

Leon

[marki]

Originally Posted by pgc hunter

Why do people keep saying that there is an "extra hour of sunshine" when referring to daylight savings? No, there is no "extra" hour of daylight, the day is not magically longer and the night shorter. It is nothing more than the time displaced by an hour. There won't be more usage of airconditioners for example, because the day is exactly the same length during DST as it is without!

I think they mean it's an hour of daylight they would not get to themselves if they were still at work. I do not use my aircon during the night or mornings but do when I get home in the afternoons. If I am home an hour earlier it is hotter for longer so my aircon runs for a longer period of time. If you like I am confused imagine the poor cows .

Ciao Mark

[Enchilada]

Five important DST suggestions;

1. We should have daylight savings all year long.
2. Changed from instead of one hour to two hours (As they did in Australia during WWII in the years 1942, 1943 and 1944)
3. States or countries who DO NOT change to DST, will automatically have their clocks set back at least FORTY YEARS.
4. Introduce a law for the use of colour insensitive fabrics to prevent them from fading.
5. Cows to be force-feed more grass to make up for the decrease in milk production.