Re: Year 2000

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From: Chris Flatters
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 16:07

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In article 27AUG199210071784@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov, thompson@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov (William Thompson, code 682.1, x2040) writes:
>In article <1992Aug26.231536.5504@nrao.edu>, cflatter@nrao.edu writes...
>>Dates in FITS are stored using two digits for the year.  Has anyone thought
>>about what happens in 2000?
>> 
>>	Chris Flatters
>>	cflatter@nrao.edu
>
>I've been looking into this for the SOHO program.  Currently, I've been looking
>into a CCSDS standard "Time Code Formats" CCSDS 301.0-B-2.  I believe this is
>also an ISO standard, but the number eludes me right now.  

A usually reliable source tells me that it is ISO 8601

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