GC4QAWN 3753 Cruithne (Astronomy Science Series)
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Thystle @ | Hide Date: 10/14/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 11.464 W104° 48.865 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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A quicky along East Greenland Road.

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Cruithne is an asteroid, or minor planet, that orbits the Sun with a 1:1 resonance with Earth.

Its unusual in that it is not directly opposite the Sun from Earth (in fact, its orbit occasionally brings it pretty close to us), and its apparent path, when viewed from Earth, is more like a horseshoe, or bean. And even though it is relatively close to us some times, it is harder to see than Pluto.

Some great info on Cruithne on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3753_Cruithne and here http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2013/aug/14/earths-second-moon-target-of-proposed-mission   and here (with a gorgeous animation that resembles Celtic Knotwork) http://www.wwu.edu/skywise/a101_cruithne.html

Cache is a cammoed pill bottle. Bring your own pen.

06/28/2019 By berg_kids
Need CO maintenance.

06/28/2019 By berg_kids
Didn't see the original or the replacement as described in the previous log.

05/04/2019 By LostinDenver
Today, after the CITO, I cached around the Larkspur/Palmer Lake/Monument area. There are several caches around that I haven't grabbed and this was the day to change that. During my journey I was enchanted by big blue skies and beautiful views of the mountains.

I stopped by and confirmed what the last few cachers have indicated - no container in sight. I dropped a 2ml container at the fence post, away from the ground. TFTC!

04/16/2019 By prerules
No luck today. I’ll be back.

Thanks Thystle for giving me a reason to get outside.

prerules | Parker, CO
???

04/14/2018 By Berb57
This pole looks like it was recently moved. There is a large hole where the old pole used to be. Found a rock nearby that looks like it may have covered a hide. This needs a CO check.

04/14/2018 By Thierry B
The sign may have been moved. Or maybe the cache was covered by snow.

01/10/2018 By DustyKat
Found while on our way to Spruce Mountain.

09/29/2017 By DASHON
We are visiting family in Black Forest. We were on many old roads, but new caches for us today. We were able to pick-up 27 caches in less than three hours driving on a cool day and enjoying beautiful surroundings. Thanks! SL

09/09/2017 By TexDoc56
hammerhead53 and I went to the chili cook off and then grabbed some caches in the area.
Quick one here.

Cache is in good shape.
Thanks for the cache, Cache Crazed