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The Solar Way (N. Yorks) Multi-Cache

Hidden : 2/15/2003
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The Solar Way

This is a multicache on the 10 KM Cycle the Solar System Route, a scale model of the Solar System.

The route traces the old East coast main line from York to Selby.  It would be best cycled or walked but you can split it up into segments and travel to several locations by Car. There are several attractions en route, one is the Fisher of Dreams and another a turf maze. Find out more about the cycle route at  http://www.solar.york.ac.uk/index.html

To start you off I'll give you the co-ordinates of the SUN : N 53° 55.521 W 001° 06.753

The Sun  at the Start Pluto's signpost at the end.

 The Sun

Part 1 of the cache is located at : N 53° AB.CDE W 001° FG.HIJ

Where

A =  5

B = The Number of moons of the planet first visited by Mariner 4 in 1965

C = The number of moons in orbit at N 53° 55.444 W 001° 06.647

D = The number of moons discovered in 1610 at N 53° 54.979 W 001° 05.949

E = The number of moons in orbit at N 53° 50.487 W 001° 03.381 plus 2

F = 0

G = Tellus is this number planet from the Sun

H = The number of Hundred Millions of tons of Hydrogen converted each second by the Sun plus 1

I = The number of moons at N 53° 53.296 W 001° 04.282 minus  14

J = The number of moons at N 53° 51.803 W 001° 03.734 minus 7

You will have to travel The Solar Way to find the answers .

To Know what you are looking for Here's Venus !

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cneg 1)....Yrsg yrt , Cneg 2)... 2 unyirf naq n jubyr bar naq lbh ner va gur evtug nern

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)