“By the Light of a Star” — a Mariner’s Astrolabe Geocoin
When I returned home from vacation, a magnificant gift awaited me and was hidden among the bills and other bits of mail that had accumulated during our absense.
It was the Mariner’s Astrolabe Geocoin I had preordered through CoinsandPins.com earlier in December.
Used up until the 1700s, the true mariner’s astrolabes were developed originally as replacements for the planispheric astrolabes.
Keep in mind that I have always been a fan of old style sailing ships and river boats as well as the means by which their crews navigated.
For me, this new coin as well as the others in the series represent much more than a coin trackable on Geocaching.com.
They are a means by which I can learn a little bit about how they use to navigate centuries ago … something I hope to share with my children.
Currently, “By the Light of a Star” — a Mariner’s Astrolabe Geocoin has found a home within “Ansolon’s Hideaway” — a geocacher’s pack where it travels with its owner and is available for discovery.
