GC6CM69 Wake up to the Vernal Equinox (Event Cache) in Southern England, United Kingdom created by The Chilihouse

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A cache by The Chilihouse Message this owner

Hidden : Sunday, March 20, 2016

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Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

The Chilihouse will be waking up with a bucket of coffee in the obvious place adjacent to the given coordinates, to celebrate the start of the Astronomical Spring. If the weather is kind then we might be sat outside...

Today could be seen as important for geocachers, as the hours of daylight are longer than the hours of darkness, so for those of us who don't do night caching then this gives us the opportunity to spend longer caching and attempt longer walks.

On the equinoxes the Sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal – but not quite.

The March equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north and vice versa in September.

The actual time of the 2016 Vernal Equinox in Hampshire is 04.30, but that was far too early for an event (at least for us...) and the venue doesn't open on a Sunday until 08.00 (please note - this is the opening time that we've confirmed with the venue - ignore what is stated on their website).