Astronomy Crossword
Across
- 4. the line drawn through an object which allows it to rotate
- 6. to orbit around one center
- 7. a celestial object commonly made of rock or gas that orbits around one star
- 8. an illuminated cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible from the night sky
- 11. year, a unit of distance that light travels in one year
- 13. the space in which all observable matter resides as a whole
- 14. natural satellite that orbits a planet or celestial body
Down
- 1. a line drawn on earth at equal distance from the poles
- 2. the path a celestial object leads around its star
- 3. star in the middle of a solar system with planets and/or celestial objects orbiting it
- 5. a series of stars drawn to shape a figure from earth's view
- 9. the study of stars, space, planets, and atmospheres
- 10. eclipse, the point in which the moon is blocking the sun to be observed from earth
- 12. an instrument that allows you to determine the position of a celestial body