GSW Seasonal Astronomy Crossword

4. A recognized pattern or region of stars in the night sky, often named after a person, animal, or object.
6. One of the two times each year when day and night are nearly equal in length around the world.
7. The star currently located close to Earth's north celestial pole, commonly called the North Star.
8. The slow wobble of Earth's rotational axis that changes which stars appear near the celestial poles over thousands of years.
10. The point in the sky directly above an observer's head.
11. One of the four divisions of the year caused by Earth's tilted axis as it travels around the Sun.
14. The imaginary path the Sun appears to follow across the sky throughout the year.

1. One complete journey of Earth around the Sun, taking approximately 365 days.
2. The imaginary line running through Earth's North and South Poles around which the planet rotates.
3. A band of constellations along the Sun's apparent yearly path across the sky.
5. An imaginary giant sphere surrounding Earth, used to describe the positions of stars and other objects in the sky.
9. The spinning of Earth on its axis, producing day and night.
11. One of the two days each year when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest noon position in the sky, marking the beginning of summer or winter.
12. The curved path Earth follows as it travels around the Sun.
13. The approximately 23.5-degree lean of Earth's axis that causes the changing seasons.