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068 Compass Rose Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/2/2019
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This puzzle final is a park and grab on a road side near the Hastings Campbellford Rail Trail. Have fun!  


 

Find the co-ordinates in this paragraph about the ASTROLABE.
An astrolabe is a navigational instrument that predates the sextant. It looks like a model of the celestial sphere. The word, “astrolabe” comes from the Greek and means "the one who catches the heavenly bodies”. Using an astrolabe, astronomers and navigators could make quite accurate measurements of the following things:

N 44° 20.753' W 77° 52.524'

  • position of celestial objects
  • measure the time of the night (or of the day, using it as a mobile sundial or, more accurately by measuring the altitude of the sun)
  • measure the time of the year,
  • compute what part of the sky is visible at any time,
  • determine the altitude of any object over the horizon,
  • and determine the current latitude

 

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ynetr prqne gerr, abegu fvqr bs ebnq, cnexvat ba fbhgu, ovfba, purfg yriry. Uvtuyvtug gur cnentencu gb svaq gur svany pbbeqvangrf.

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)