Constellations

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Across
  1. 1. latin for 'cross'
  2. 3. it ranges from red to yellow to blue depending on the surface temperature
  3. 5. also known as "ursa minor"
  4. 7. because of the earth's _________ around the sun, we see various constellations
  5. 9. it is the closest star to earth next to sun
  6. 12. the second brightest star, and is a part of carina constellation
  7. 14. an aboriginal tribe in Australia
  8. 15. illusion created by the moving air in the atmosphere
  9. 16. considered as "window to the future"
  10. 18. the color of the hottest star
  11. 19. constellations that lie near the equator are canis major, canis minor, pegasus and _______
  12. 20. ancient civilizations looked up to these patterns as messages, guides, or symbols from the ________
  13. 22. some people makes a wish one the ________ star they see at night
  14. 23. to get this, astromomers study the spectral lines of the stars
  15. 24. is a recognized, but not official grouping of stars
  16. 25. ________ temperature of stars that are expressed in Kelvin
  17. 26. very small stars are considered as _______ stars
  18. 27. is a pseudoscience that determines the influence of the state of the stars and the planets at the time of one's birth on an individual destiny or future
  19. 28. refers to the half-man, half-horse in greek mythology
  20. 30. the greek philosopher that created the constellation Argo Navis
  21. 31. stars that are twice to 10 times larger than our sun are considered _________ stars
  22. 32. the stars that are 10 time larger than the sun
  23. 34. before formal science came in, people looked to the sky for _______
  24. 35. the _______ the stars the reddish they appear
  25. 36. are massive ball of glowing hydrogen and helium of extremely high temperatures
Down
  1. 1. latin for "keel"
  2. 2. "shooting star" or "falling star" is actually a ______
  3. 3. constellations that can be seen all year round
  4. 4. is a science that uses the principals of physics and mathematics to explain and predict the phenomenon of celestial bodies
  5. 6. describes the rate at which a star radiates energy
  6. 8. is described in terms of magnitude and luminosity
  7. 10. the sections of the sky that contains patterns
  8. 11. the movement of the earth around its axis
  9. 12. latin name for 'swan' and is the 16th largest constellation
  10. 13. also known as "ursa major"
  11. 17. known as the "north star"
  12. 21. devised a scale of 1-6 to describe the apparent magnitude of a star
  13. 23. a constellation named after a queen in greek mythology, is the 25th largest constellation
  14. 29. the big dipper is an asterism of _______
  15. 33. "morning star" is actually planet ______