Star Trail - Regulus Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Northbound: I put out a call a few years ago and nobody was interested in taking over this series so i am archiving. I no longer access this highway (cabin sold) so can't maintain.

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Hidden : 5/18/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

As Canadians, we take pride in our starry skies, northern lights, and large stretches of wilderness. Saskatchewan's vast open landscape holds above it some of the darkest skies in Canada, and as such some of the best places for astronomical observing. This series of caches is named after the stars and constellations you may see as you look up.

Regulus (HIP 49669)

Regulus is a blue subgiant star in the constellation Leo. At 79 light years away, it is the 22nd brightest star in the Earth's sky, where it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 1.36. Regulus is the primary component of a multiple-star system. The iron abundance of Regulus is +0.21 (162.2% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 29.3 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 23,700 and 28,700 light years from the center of the Galaxy.

Sky position: RA 10h 8.4m, Dec +11° 58.2'
 

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