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The Night Sky #11 - M1 Crab Nebula Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/5/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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FOR SERIES IMFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO "The Night Sky #1"

My main hobby since I was 5 years old as been astronomy.

A great series for geokids and geoadults alike. So sit back, hold tight and enjoy the journey.


he Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation of Taurus. The now-current name is due to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, who observed the object in 1840 using a 36-inch telescope and produced a drawing that looked somewhat like a crab. Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054, the nebula was observed later by English astronomer John Bevis in 1731. The nebula was the first astronomical object identified with a historical supernova explosion.

Age: 1,000 years
Apparent magnitude: 8.400
Distance to Earth: 2,000 parsec

You are looking for something hiding in the trees near the M1 foot bridge. Please do not be "scared". BYO pen/cil and tweezers to sign the log.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tb bire, ghea evtug, vapl jvapl, TY, OBG.

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)