[Spice_discussion] Delta_t from Earth PCK?

[Ernie Wright]

It seems like I should be able to infer a delta_t from any of the binary 
Earth PCKs, but I can't seem to wrap my head around how to do it.

If I PXFORM from Earth-fixed (supplied by the PCK) to true equinox and 
epoch of date equatorial coordinates, I should be getting something like 
UT1, I think.  (The TOD frame should cancel out the precession and 
nutation built into the Earth orientation, leaving the diurnal rotation.)

I have the vague notion that the next step would be to subtract the "TAI 
rotation", but I really don't know what that means.

- Ernie


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