Constellations Crossword

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