Astronomy
Across
- 1. The Earth's star
- 3. A point in space with an extreme force of gravity (result of a supernova)
- 7. Big balls of hot gases that give off electromagnetic radiation
- 10. A star map drawn on a metal plate to help navigate
- 12. a telescope that focuses on radio waves from distant stars
- 13. The explosion of a star
- 14. A huge system of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
Down
- 2. A cloud of gases and other particles that form stars
- 4. A group of stars which looks like and can be used as a map
- 5. The distance light travels in one year
- 6. The observation and study of stars
- 8. A tool that uses a series of lenses to see distant objects
- 9. To cover up (i.e. a lunar one of these covers up the moon)
- 11. The biggest stars are this color
- 13. A tool that measures the angle between the horizon and a star