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Travel Bug Dog Tag NRAO - VLA

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Owner:
HuskerMagna Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Origin:
New Mexico, United States
Recently Spotted:
In Bare Minimum Challenge

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Current Goal

This geocoin is dedicated to The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consisting of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico.

My mission is to visit astronomical observatories as well as other obscure places of interest that might not be as well known.

About This Item

NRAO - VLA

Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. The data from the antennas is combined electronically to give the resolution of an antenna 36 km (22 miles) across, with the equivalent sensitivity of a dish 130 meters (422 feet) in diameter.

Source: http://www.vla.nrao.edu/

Please take me on your travels and share with my owner, HuskerMagna, the adventures we have together.  PLEASE DO NOT KEEP ME, as I want to travel from cache to cache and return to my owner someday. If you plan on holding onto me for more than 2 weeks, please send a courtesy email to my owner letting him know. Thanks for helping me meet my mission.

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Tracking History (14340.3mi) View Map

Dropped Off 4/29/2024 GoGayleGo placed it in Bare Minimum Challenge Maryland - 191.26 miles  Visit Log

Dropping off this TB that I picked up recently in New Jersey.

Retrieve It from a Cache 4/20/2024 GoGayleGo retrieved it from gerbiL cacHe New Jersey   Visit Log

Retrieved from gerbiL and will move it along.

Dropped Off 4/18/2024 Quinnpa placed it in gerbiL cacHe New Jersey - 176.29 miles  Visit Log

Sending on a journey at NJ's oldest cache! This trackable reminded me of our trip to PR Areceibo, where our family tried to visit after the fall. My sons wanted to more than anything. Hopefully the next cachers will take this one on big journeys!

Visited 4/17/2024 Quinnpa took it to Charlie's Cache Challenge ~ 15 stars Connecticut - 204.13 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/12/2024 Quinnpa took it to Rural Cemetery Challenge New York - 135.25 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/12/2024 Quinnpa took it to The Dewatering of Niagara Falls Ontario, Canada - 16.67 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/9/2024 Quinnpa took it to 100 ticks challenge New York - .4 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/9/2024 Quinnpa took it to 5 different countries challenge New York - 365.32 miles  Visit Log
Visited 4/7/2024 Quinnpa took it to Deer Bait Ontario, Canada - 387.71 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/30/2024 Quinnpa retrieved it from Monson Event with a Virtual Debut New Hampshire   Visit Log

Retrieved this at a lovely Monson NH caching event GCAKT16 and virtual reveal. I am taking it on a journey!

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