This cache was published in conjunction with the 2021 Solstice Celebration Event. A joint first-to-find for everyone who attends the event and picks this up on the day.
Cache is not at the published coordinates, but on a clear night you'll be able to see plenty of astronomical entities.
The winter solstice in the southern hemisphere falls around 21-22nd of June every year. It also marks the period of Matariki, the Maori New Year, when the Matariki constellation (Pleiades) appears in the night sky.
Answer the questions below to find the location of the cache:
- What is the term for the instant of time when a celestial object is at its maximum elevation in the sky?
a = value of first letter
- What is the daylength of the winter solstice in Wellington for 2021?
b = digital root of total number of seconds in the daylength
- What is the name of the Chinese festival that celebrates the arrival of winter?
c = value of first letter
- What is the Messier object number of the Matariki star cluster?
de = object number
- What is the Flamsteed designation of Tupu-ā-rangi?
fg = number part
- What day in June 2022 is the first Matariki public holiday?
hi = day of month
Cache is a camouflaged pill container and is hidden at: S41 QR.STU E174 VW.XYZ, where:
- Q = c / d
- R = a
- S = h + i - 2
- T = b - e
- U = c - d
- V = d
- W = g
- X = e
- Y = a
- z = b / f