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Naval Oceanography One Pager
End of Year Graphic 2022
LEADERSHIP
Commander
Technical Director
Command Master Chief
All Leadership
OUR COMMANDS
Naval Oceanographic Office
Fleet Numerical Meteorology & Oceanography Center
United States Naval Observatory
News from the Naval Observatory
Earth Orientation Department
Precise Time Department
The USNO Master Clock
The USNO Master Clock
Time Dissemination at the USNO
USNO Alternate Master Clock (AMC)
Cesium Atomic Clocks
Hydrogen Masers at the USNO
Rubidium Fountain Clocks
USNO Time Scales
International Time Scales and the BIPM
Definitions of Systems of Time
Global Positioning System
Global Positioning System Overview
USNO GPS Data Categories Explanation
CGGTTS Data Format
USNO GPS Time Transfer
Leap Seconds
GPS Information: SA, DGPS, Leap Seconds, etc.
GPS Week Number Rollover
GPS Timing Data and Information
USNO Format Explanation
USNO Computer Display Clocks
Two-Way Satellite Time Transfer (TWSTT)
Telephone Time
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
US Eastern Time Zone NTP Servers
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DoD Customer Servers
Astronomical Applications Department
Celestial Reference Frame Department
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We have portraits of USNO astronomers, a celestial globe, old clocks and an orrery along with a vast collection of rare astronomy texts.
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