Astronomy Unit 1: Sense of Scale and Celestial Sphere
Across
- 3. the brightness of a star
- 5. stars, Sun and Moon set in this direction
- 8. horizontal distance from a point east on the celestial equator (2 words)
- 9. distance based on parallax shift
- 13. 12 constellations which the Sun appears to pass through
- 14. a grouping of stars
- 15. imaginary sphere where Earth is at the center and all stars lie (2 words)
- 17. a constellation that is always visible in the sky
- 19. dimmest magnitude observable with naked eye
- 20. stars with a higher magnitude
- 21. apparent shift in location
- 23. Earth is approximately this many times bigger than Moon
Down
- 1. the wobble of the Earth's rotation
- 2. Sun is approximately this many times bigger than Earth
- 4. distance from Sun to Earth (2 words)
- 6. stars, Sun and Moon rise from this direction
- 7. asterism within Ursa Minor, North star is on its handle (2 words)
- 10. horizontal angle from due North
- 11. winter constellation known as the hunter
- 12. star at the north celestial pole
- 16. the apparent path of the Sun
- 18. distance light travels in one year (2 words)
- 20. angular distance above or below celestial equator
- 22. vertical angle from the horizon