On the Subject of The Moon
I’ve waited long enough now for them all to come around; and though the sun may plead and threaten, the moon will stand her ground! So say goodnight to this, the final setting of the sun; tomorrow dawns in darkness. The night-time has begun!
- The module consists of eight “outer” crescents, eight “inner” half-moons, and a center button. Buttons on the same compass point are considered to be a set.
- Four adjacent sets start out lit, four unlit. We will refer to them as “lit 1–4” and “unlit 1–4” in clockwise order.
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Find the correct button for each set by calculating a value x as directed by the left table below, then look up its modulo-7 value in the right table.
lit 1 D batteries x % 7 Button lit 2 AA batteries 0 outer lit 3 Digits in serial 1 outer lit 4 Port plates 2 outer unlit 1 Modules 3 inner unlit 2 Consonants in serial 4 inner unlit 3 Indicators 5 center unlit 4 Ports 6 center -
Determine the first set to solve by taking the sum of the serial number digits modulo 4 and using the following table.
0 1 2 3 unlit 4 unlit 1 unlit 2 unlit 3 -
The next 6 sets are determined by the characters in the serial number. For each character, move to the next set as directed below:
0 1 3 5 7 8 A C E G H J L M O Q S T V X Y 2 steps clockwise 2 4 6 9 B D F I K N P R U W Z 2 steps counterclockwise - The final set is the last set that remains.
- The module will be solved once you have correctly pressed eight buttons or when you have pressed the center button.