Pirateology 16 - Astronomy Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/6/2011
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1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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LESSONS IN BECOMING A PIRATE

READ, PRACTICE, LEARN AND BRING YOUR SKILLS TO PIRATEMANIA!

16 in a series of 20

ASTRONOMY

Navigating by the stars was the preferred initial method of navigation.

When it comes to celestial navigation, knowing how to locate the North star, or Polaris, is a good place start. From there, as long as you know the cardinal points on a compass -- North (0 or 360 degrees), East (90 degrees), South (180 degrees) and West (270 degrees) -- you can orient your map and yourself and travel in any direction, in part by keeping Polaris in a certain location relative to your body.

You might select another bright star in the direction you need to go and aim for it; however, all stars but Polaris move throughout the night, so Polaris is the only one you can rely on for direction for a long period of time.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

onfr naq erne bs gerr, cyrnfr jngpu bhg sbe jnfcf va arvtuobhevat gerr juvpu jrer abg gurer ng gvzr bs pnpur cynprzrag

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)


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