Astronomers Crossword
Across
- 3. — The seventh planet from the Sun, discovered in 1781.
- 4. — Earth coordinate, measures north or south position.
- 6. — A tool used to identify stars and constellations.
- 8. — Earth coordinate, often paired with latitude.
- 9. — The apparent path of the Sun across the sky.
- 11. — Point in the sky directly below the observer.
- 16. — A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
- 18. — A planet orbiting a star outside our solar system.
- 19. — The "thirteenth" constellation of the zodiac.
- 21. — Force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
- 23. — The compass direction of a celestial object.
- 24. — The compass direction to find stars in the sky.
- 25. — Astronomer who discovered Jupiter’s largest moons.
Down
- 1. — The model that places the Sun at the center.
- 2. — The shape of planetary orbits, according to Kepler.
- 5. — Celestial coordinate similar to latitude on Earth.
- 7. — Apparent backward motion of planets in the sky.
- 10. — Astronomer who proposed the Sun-centered solar system.
- 12. — Point in the sky directly above the observer.
- 13. Brahe — Astronomer who observed a famous supernova in 1572.
- 14. — The North Star, part of Ursa Minor.
- 15. Revolution — The era marked by advances like heliocentrism.
- 17. — Astronomer who described planetary orbits as ellipses.
- 20. — A cloud of gas and dust in space, often a star nursery.
- 22. — The angle of a celestial object above the horizon.