Why is TimeZone incorrect when using Scientific Astronomer on some Linux operating systems?

This problem occurs because Mathematica 4.0.0 is using an incorrect value of TimeZone on certain Linux operating systems. Our developers are aware of this problem and corrected this in Mathematica 4.0.1.

The following FAQ explains how you can correct this problem so it will not affect your calculations.

http://support.wolfram.com/mathematica/systems/linux/intel/incorrecttime.html

Directions can be found in the Scientific Astronomer Help Browser documentation that explain how to have the changes described in the aforementioned FAQ affect Scientific Astronomer only. These instructions can be found in the following location in the Help Browser.

Add-ons → Scientific Astronomer → Introduction → Loading and Setup

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