Astronomy Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice
  2. 8. event that occurs when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion
  3. 11. group of stars
Down
  1. 1. the change in the direction of a planet's axis
  2. 2. third brightest object in the sky
  3. 3. cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  4. 4. our sister planet
  5. 6. moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator
  6. 7. why we have day and night
  7. 8. point which the earth revolution furthest away from the sun
  8. 9. contains irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets
  9. 10. point which the earth revolution closest to the sun
  10. 12. event that occurs when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion