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The Seven Sisters Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

JaySunn: Sad to say this cache is going to be done, It was a big puzzle and after so much of it got muggled by maintenance, its through. The concept worked though and it needs refining. If you were a searcher and want to change your DNF to a cache find, go ahead, Ill leave it on the cache archive. Thank you for playing and trying it out.

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Hidden : 6/8/2014
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This Mystery cache has more than one stage. The First container contains everything you need to find the final cache. It is like a cache-athalon, which will test your climbing skills, hiking skills, your patience and your geosense. You will get dirty, wet, and muddy.

You will be using a map. Some of the stages come close to private property, but are not on private property. If it appears to be on a private property (someones backyard) you do not have the map lined up properly. Please do not go into anyones backyard. All stages are in the park. The park is full of muggles, so strategizing when to search will make this easier or harder for you.

The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is a conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology. The cluster contains hundreds of stars, of which only a handful are commonly visible to the unaided eye. The stars in the Pleiades are thought to have formed together around 100 million years ago, making them 1/50th the age of our sun, and they lie some 130 parsecs (425 light years) away.

From our perspective they appear in the constellation of Taurus, with approximate celestial coordinates of 3 hours 47 minutes right ascension and +24 degrees declination. For northern hemisphere viewers, the cluster is above and to the right of Orion the Hunter as one faces south, and it transits -- reaches its highest point in the sky, midway between rising and setting -- around 4am in September, midnight in November, and 8pm in January.

Even in antiquity sailors would use the stars to navigate across the sea. The pleiades cluster was one of the navigational beacons used by those sea faring cultures. Several mythologies from different cultures around the world refer to these stars as the 'seven sisters' going back thousands of years.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gnhehf gur pbafgryyngvba vf gur napube sbe gur frira fvfgref. Gnhehf vf napuberq orybj gur ubevmba.

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)