GC6Y0NM Traditional Cache Alpha Centauri
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: proteus75 @ | Hide Date: 12/10/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 33.083 W105° 01.175 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Available at all times  Available during winter  Not Wheelchair accessible  Bicycles  Medium hike (1km-10km) 

This is the 3rd in a new series based on nearby stars. An easy walk up from Redstone park or the Golf course. Should be simple to spot.

Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the Solar System at a distance of 4.37 light-years . It consists of three stars: the pair Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B together with a small and faint red dwarf, Alpha Centauri C, that may be gravitationally bound to the other two.To the unaided eye, the two main components appear as a single point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of −0.27, forming the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus and the third-brightest star in the night sky, outshone only by Sirius and Canopus.

Alpha Centauri is envisioned as a likely first target for manned or unmanned interstellar exploration. Crossing the huge distance between the Sun and Alpha Centauri using current spacecraft technologies would take several millennia, though the possibility of nuclear pulse propulsion or laser light sail technology, as considered in the Breakthrough Starshot program, could reduce the journey time to a matter of decades.

There are claims that Alpha Centaurians are one of the races visiting the Earth. The most compelling testimony supporting the presence of the Alpha Centaurians is Elizabeth Klarer who had high level responsibities within the British military to monitor UFO reports. Klarer was apparently contacted by the Alpha Centaurians and eventually taken to Alpha Centauri for a few months to have a child fathered by the Alpha Centaurian, Akon. Klarer's description of the Alpha Centaurians gives a vivid account of how technology can be wisely used to benefit both humanity and the ecosystem. The Alpha Centaurians were argued to be benevolent and genuinely desiring to assist humanity in dealing with its evolution.

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About 8 feet up from the path

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 06/19/2019 By SBAB1214
Really enjoyed the thought and cleverness that went into that. TFTC!

Found it 06/18/2019 By davin_anderson
So cool! I liked this one my 5 year old son found this one. FJA

Found it 06/04/2019 By Scaber
I love the unique cache holder. Thank you for placing this cache and helping to keep our recreation going.

Found it 05/24/2019 By DinoBanana
Found on 5/24/19. Thanks for hiding the cache. Took us a minute to recognize it for what it was b

Found it 03/24/2019 By citadelbulldog
Diana found it.

Found it 07/07/2018 By 2lablovers
This was a fun and unique cache. Found it quickly but then took a few minutes to open it. A great cache and we learned a bit about the stars.

Found it 12/04/2017 By irid3sc3nt
As I was walking this direction I was thinking to myself, "How could someone hide a cache along this route?" But you did and it totally works for the surrounding area.
#4 of the 15 December caches.

Found it 06/24/2017 By mondou2
Enjoyed the hunt for this cache. SL. Thanks for the fun!

Found it 06/17/2017 By Luludoja

Found it 06/01/2017 By COpackrat
Had a great day today - thanks for all the caches.