Constellations

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Across
  1. 4. Constellation home to the nearest spiral galaxy
  2. 5. MINOR: Constellation that contains Polaris, the North Star
  3. 6. The scientific study of stars, planets, and the universe
  4. 9. The North Star used for navigation in the Northern Hemisphere
  5. 15. SPHERE: Imaginary sphere where stars appear fixed
  6. 17. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  7. 18. A constellation shaped like a scorpion, prominent in summer
  8. 20. Zodiac constellation represented by a lion
  9. 22. Red supergiant star in Orion
  10. 25. BRIGHTNESS: True brightness of a star regardless of distance
  11. 26. Blue supergiant star in Orion
  12. 27. Constellations along the Sun’s apparent path
Down
  1. 1. The Northern Cross, a swan-shaped constellation
  2. 2. Zodiac constellation with a bright red star called Aldebaran
  3. 3. The closest star to Earth
  4. 7. Apparent path of the Sun across the sky
  5. 8. YEAR: Distance that light travels in one year
  6. 10. BRIGHTNESS: How bright a star appears from Earth
  7. 11. The Hunter constellation, identifiable by three stars forming a belt
  8. 12. W-shaped constellation visible in the northern sky
  9. 13. Cloud of gas and dust in space, often a star nursery
  10. 14. The brightest star in the night sky, in Canis Major
  11. 16. Instrument used to observe distant stars and planets
  12. 19. Zodiac constellation symbolized by two fish
  13. 21. WAY: Galaxy where our solar system is located
  14. 23. Exploding star that becomes extremely bright
  15. 24. Zodiac constellation represented by twins Castor and Pollux