So the decimal seconds is as I thought. And for a tabulated set of values to be used in an observation I can see it would make sense. With the software, at least.
So now there is the use of another decimal format in written text. Decimal minutes. In the same journal page 282. In the paragraph ‘The Outburst’ on the first line. How do you read 2023 Jul 20.82? In your head can anyone understand at what time that is? Without resorting to a calculator I guess it’s somewhere after 10 minutes to nine. This isn’t tabulated information for accuracy this is conversational text. Or am I just being picky?