Constellations Crossword
Across
- 2. The most commonly known asterism is ______, which has mythology from the Phillippines, Micmacs, people of Basque, and Mayans.
- 6. A pattern of stars recognized by the IAU.
- 8. Stars that appear to move in circles around one of the celestial poles.
- 10. Acronym for the opposite pole of the one that contains Polaris.
- 12. A star that is located directly above a celestial pole.
- 13. This is the brightest constellation.
- 14. This is the largest of the 88 constellations.
- 15. This is the constellation with the greatest number of visible stars.
Down
- 1. Due to this wobbling effect of Earth (like a spinning top), Polaris will not be our North Star in the future.
- 3. The huge imaginary sphere on which all objects in the sky, such as the sun and stars, were once considered to be attached.
- 4. Imaginary band, centered on the ecliptic, that historically been divided into 12 constellations.
- 5. Acronym for the pole you can locate Polaris on.
- 7. A pattern of stars, generally within a constellation, that have not been recognized by the IAU, and are thus not a constellation.
- 9. Measure of how far around the circular base of the hemisphere or how far along the horizon, relative to true north, an object is.
- 11. This is the 13th constellation of the zodiac.
- 16. A measure of how high on the hemisphere or how high above the horizon an object is.