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Star Gazing Mystery Cache

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IceColdUK: After 15 years, time for this puzzle to go.

For those interested, the puzzle was based on The Great Bear, a 1992 lithograph by Simon Patterson. The work resembles the London Underground Tube map, but Patterson uses each line to represent notable but seemingly random people (and planets) grouped into categories corresponding to each Tube line.

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/patterson-the-great-bear-p77880

For the Northings, the puzzle identified people on the "Film actors" (or Northern) line; for the Westings, people on the "Louis" (or Central) line. The required values came from the grid references on the map.

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Hidden : 6/8/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

I enjoy gazing into the night sky, though I confess I'm not that great at identifying the constellations - the Plough or Big Dipper is one of the very few patterns I can pick out. However, you'll need a star map of a different kind to solve this puzzle.


Star Gazing

The cache is not at the published coordinates.

Heading North:
A. Angelica Huston
B. Laurence Olivier
C. Kirk Douglas
D. Humphrey Bogart
E. Rip Torn

Heading West:
F. Louis I
G. Napoleon
H. Helmut Kohl
I. Boris Yeltsin
J. George Bush

The cache can be found at:
N 51° A*(B-E).(C+D)(A+D-E)(B+C)
W 000° F*(H+J).(G+I)(G+I-H)(F-J)

 

Congratulations on the FTF to Kermit&Co and clarkester.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle:] Pbafgryyngvba abg nfgrevfz - V qvfpbirerq vg ng gur nqqvgbany jnlcbvag. Qrpbqr sbe gur abeguvatf vf (bayl) fyvtugyl gevpxvre guna gur jrfgvatf. [Cache:] Urnq urvtg va vil fgrzf.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)