It's not just about that - to me it's about the fact that it doesn't get dark until so late in the evening in the summer. Decent observing can't start until 11 pm. That all depends on your latitude and where you are in the time zone of course. Also, it's harder to put kids to bed in the summer when it's light outside. And it's darker now in the morning. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of daniel turner Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 5:18 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Silly Time (Was: Messier Marathon 2010 -secondary date) I really don't see what the problem is. I have relatives in three different time zones so I'm used to considering time as "relative" and making adjustments where needed when I phone them. I also have email friends as far away as Japan and Australia. same problem. If you can handle time zones, daylight savings time is trivial. Some parts of the world actually have DST changes of 30 minutes, others bump up a full two hours. Last night I made the switch in 30 minutes on my current stable of 13 digital and analog time keepers. Most of the time was spend wondering if I had missed anything. My cell phone and computer took care of themselves thanks to automatic software updates. My television and DVR have a DST in an on/off switch which can be cnanged without even touching the hours display itself. My DTC was just a timezone change, just about as simple. The rainbird sprinkler timer in the basement, well I just leave it on DST year around. Are we getting lazy, or do we just want something to complain about. I detect grumpy old men here. DT