GC7TMPG Traditional Cache Ursa Major
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: maize33 @ | Hide Date: 07/15/2018 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 39.734 W104° 45.883 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Bicycles  Stealth required 

This cache is a tribute to Ursa Major. It is a constellation in the northern sky which many civilizations have viewed as a bear. The Latin translation is “greater she-bear.” Her son, Ursa Minor, is the “lesser bear”.  In Greek Mythology, they were placed there by Hera, who was Zeus’ jealous wife. Ursa Major contains the big dipper constellation, and Ursa Minor contains the little dipper. Within Ursa Major are galaxies such as Messier 81 & 82, the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), and spiral galaxies, Messier 108 & 109. We can even see the Owl Nebula, which is planetary based and is located at the bottom of the big dipper’s bowl.

Take a drive away from city lights on a clear night, and look for Ursa Major sometime. It will always appear above the horizon if you live in a northern latitude, but the best time to view it is in the spring well above the northeast horizon. I hope you enjoy your hunt, and thank you for visiting!

Congratulations to 2lablovers & Jinxer05 for the co-FTFs!
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10 Logs: Found it 9  Enable Listing 1  

Found it 05/11/2019 By Runarounddad
First one - thank you!

Found it 04/02/2019 By ldkloss

TFTC with kirchgeo and geo puppy Dickens. SL

Found it 04/02/2019 By kirchegeo
Nice hide with ldkloss and geo puppy Dickens. Tftc sl

Found it 03/19/2019 By Back Country Horsemen
Thanks for replacing this one. It sure is cute.

Enable Listing 03/02/2019 By maize33
Ursa is back! Sorry for the delay, and happy caching!

Found it 08/16/2018 By Edwards654
Fortunate to find it fairly quickly. Lots of places to hide. Very nicely done. Tftc

Found it 08/02/2018 By robespierre50
Found it just fine, sl thanks.

Found it 07/30/2018 By Scaber
Open by ring. Thank you for placing this cache and helping to keep our recreation going.

Found it 07/24/2018 By Kroozer
Neat hide! Signed log. Thanks for a fun one!

Found it 07/21/2018 By Jeoc72
Nope hide. Tftc