2 - Protostar Mystery Cache
Hidden : 2/28/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A 50 Cal Ammo Can.

The cache is not at the posted coordinates. You must do some simple math to find the final coordinates.

Deep in the woods but once there, a beautiful spot.

To solve for the Final Location
Search Wikipedia for “home to the biggest yet discovered protostar”
Go to the Wikipedia Page for "Protostar".
Locate the 4 digit number representing the NGC number of the "home of the largest discovered protostar".

North Coordinates
Take 1273.922 and divide it by the NGC number
Add it to the posted coordinate.

West Coordinates
Take 889.484 and divide it by the NGC number
Subtract it from the posted coordinate.

Some information
A protostar is a large mass that forms by contraction out of the gas of a giant molecular cloud in the interstellar medium. The protostellar phase is an early stage in the process of star formation. For a one solar-mass star it lasts about 100,000 years. It starts with a core of increased density in a molecular cloud and ends with the formation of a T Tauri star, which then develops into a main sequence star.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arne gur oernx

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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