Rosalie Sedberry Vocabulary Crossword

2. A system that places the sun at or near the center of the solar system with planets orbiting around
3. A wide belt in the sky that follows the path of the sun, moon, and major planets
5. A group of visible stars that form a pattern or a shape in the night sky
7. Motion The movement of a astronomical body in a direction opposite to the rotation of its primary or surrounding system
9. A small circular orbit whose center moves along the circumference
14. The large main circular orbit centered on or near Earth along which the center of a planet's smaller secondary circle was thought to move
16. An imaginary, giant globe of infinite size that surrounds earth and helps astronomers map positions of the stars and planets
17. Two times a year when the sun reaches its greatest distance North or South from the celestial equator
18. Relating to the sky, outer space, or a divine heaven
19. A period in the year defined by the position of the earth's orbit in relation to the sun
20. Apparent yearly moment of the sun, stars, and constellations viewed from Earth

1. Apparent daily movement of stars, the sun, and other celestial objects across the sky from East to West
4. A system that places a stationary Earth at the center of the universe
6. A asymetrical figure eight that can be traced in the sky at a given place
8. A great circle on the celestial sphere representing the sun's apparent path during the year
10. A popular pattern of stars in the night sky that is not an official constellation
11. A historical, hypothetical medium once believed to fill all of space beyond earth
12. An astronomical event that happens when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another
13. A planet that is mostly made up of rock and metal with a solid surface
15. The exact moment when the center of the sun crosses the Earth's celestial equator, resulting in equal amounts of day and night