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Calculate local sidereal time for noon on December 4 in Green Bank West Virginia USA.

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Sidereal time is modeled and the steps are provided in the solution.

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LST for noon (12:00) at Greenwich = 16h 55m 07s
Longitude of GB, west Virginia: 79d ...

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