Astronomy Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. scientific study of celestial objects
- 3. regions of the sky
- 4. consists of a telescope and a mirror
- 8. parallels of latitude
- 10. center of mass of two or more bodies that orbit one another
- 14. when the Sun stands still
- 15. between daylight and darkness
- 16. space ranger superhero
- 17. a moment in time
- 18. wobbling motion
- 19. moving in the opposite direction
- 22. point directly beneath the observer
- 24. September equinox
- 25. closest approach to the earth
- 26. star crosses the local meridian
- 28. two extreme points in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body
- 29. imaginary belt around the heavens
Down
- 1. the bending of light
- 2. pattern of stars
- 5. when the parallactic angle is a right angle
- 6. discovered the aberration of starlight
- 7. reveals the corona
- 9. study of position and movements of celestial bodies
- 11. astronomical almanacs
- 12. north polar distance
- 13. rotation of the Earth on its axis
- 20. 206,265 astronomical units
- 21. Sun's apparent yearly path
- 23. equal night
- 27. pedestal of a sundial
- 30. angle between the celestial equator and the ecliptic