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Constellations 5 Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it. Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.

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Ed
Professor Xavier - Volunteer UK Reviewer
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Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Aquarius - The Water Bearer

If not on host please check the floor and replace if necessary, thanks.


Series Info:

This is a series of 7 traditional caches which takes us on a circular walk around the lakes of Standlake in West Oxfordshire. The walk is approximately 4 miles long and, excluding any time for searching, should take about two hours to complete. 

I have recently taken on the series and renumbered to make the loop easier to understand. There are some gaps in the route so may come back and add some new ones at some point in the future

Please be careful when caching with children as there are roads and a couple of deep water lakes to negotiate.

This Cache:

This is the fifth in the series and is a slim plastic container with a magnet. There is no pen or pencil. As per the comments, it is well hidden in a very overgrown vegetation

History:

The ancient people used their imaginations to create patterns and stories of the stars. These patterns become the constellations. Each culture had its own constellations and stories. Before 1930, constellations were regions in the sky with only fuzzy boundaries.

In that year, the International Astronomical Union put the scheme of constellations on a definite system. The sky was officially divided into 88 constellations with sharp boundaries, and each star is in one and only one constellation.

Our walk around West Oxfordshire is best done on a clear skied night where the open sky is full of stars. Each cache is dedicated to one constellation but for no particular reason

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qbrf vg cbvag gur evtug jnl??

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)