Eltanin

γ Gamma Draconis, Eltanin (17h55m.4 +51° 30'), is a 2.2 magnitude yellow giant class K5 star about 110 light years away. The surface temperature is 3,800 degrees K and the luminosity is 145 times that of our Sun.
 

Welcome to the Eye of the Dragon, Eltonin.  Since you’re here, I can only assume you are contemplating whether to hunt for the derelict cache “Orion’s Belt.”  Start here and follow the instructions as you go from page to page.  During this journey, you’ll brush up against explorers, heroes, and time itself. 

[Note: At all the locations, I recommend you conduct your search while our sun is shining on us, and not while we are facing away from it, towards the stars.  Your search for Mintaka, the next star to visit and the first in Orion’s Belt, brings you to a location that is available only from 9 am – 4:30 pm, 7 days a week.] 

At 37 01.459, -076 20.684, you will be standing at the entrance of a covered outdoor corridor, with a brick wall on the right and brick columns on the left.  You will need to use clues from the plaques on the columns to find the location of Mintaka and the tracking code for Eltanin, which will allow you to “discover” the trackable.

Location of Mintaka: 37 0A.BC3, -076 DE.F33
Check sum: A+B+C+D+E+F = 26

Tracking code for Eltanin: %C8#P&

1^st column: Did you watch the movie?  It’s an Everplaid favorite! 
%: On the plaque, you’ll see a 5-letter word to the right of the number “142.”  The 2nd letter in that word is %.
F: There are 8 numerals in the bottom line of the plaque.  The 6th numeral is F.

2^nd column:
B: Find the 3-digit number that begins with 45_.  The 3^rd digit is B.

3^rd column:
&: The number of letters in the person’s first name is &.
D: The bottom line begins with a name followed by a 2-digit number.  E is the 2nd digit of that number. 

4^th column:
#: The 2^nd line has three words.  The last letter of the 3^rd word is #.

Skip columns 5-8

9^th column:
C: The 2^nd line from the bottom ends with a year.  The last digit of that year is C.
E: The last digit of the 3 digit number in the middle line is E.

10^th column:
A: The last digit in the 3-digit number in the 3^rd line is A.

You should now have the tracking code for Eltanin – I would be happy if you would “discover” it. 

You should also have the location for Mintaka.  Please proceed there sometime between 9 am – 4:30 pm any day of the week.