It IS staying light later in the evening now, but it is NOT getting lighter in the morning ?

Same here . Daylight peeks through around 7:30 am . 30 minutes late . WEIRD .

Just noticed this the other day. TX.

I thought same this morning.

alien invasion shoon!

it's the way it works dude

There is nothing that would explain what OP is suggesting other then an orbital shift. Let me be the first, there is no orbital shift.

How can I know this? I have a telescope that has a star map built into the controller. It detects time via GPS. It is always spot on accurate. Does the scope "know" where its pointing? Not really. It has stored pointing directions.

Well they could be updating it you might say. The scope has not been updated since 2008.

You WILL KNOW if there is ever a shift in predicted orbital mechanics, because every amateur astronomer will get passed off all at once and blow up starrynights forums.