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A pulsar clock is a clock which depends on counting radio pulses emitted by pulsars.

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Gdańsk, pulsar clock display

Pulsar clock in Gdańsk

The first pulsar clock in the world was installed in St. Catherine's Church, Gdańsk, Poland, in 2011.[1] It was the first clock to count the time using a signal source outside the Solar System, and represents the second type of clock to measure time using a signal source outside the Earth, after sundials. The pulsar clock consists of a radiotelescope with 16 antennas, which receive signals from six designated pulsars. Digital processing of the pulsar signals is done by an FPGA device.[2]

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Pulsar clock in Brussels

On October 5, 2011, a display showing the exact time of the pulsar clock, as a repeater of Gdańsk's pulsar clock, was installed in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.[3]

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