Sky Science

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Across
  1. 2. moon The phase
  2. 6. Crescent The phase of the moon before the new moon
  3. 8. First planet from the sun
  4. 11. The shadow is at the longest during
  5. 14. The 5th planet from the sun
  6. 15. You are unable to see the sun during a solar eclipse because the ____ is blocking it
  7. 16. A group of stars that form an image
  8. 18. To view celestial objects you should use this
  9. 19. gibbous The phase of the moon following the full moon
  10. 20. Constellations are based on these
  11. 21. The month in which the longest day of the year is on
  12. 22. noon The sun is at the highest point
  13. 23. The month in which the spring equinox is in
  14. 24. The sun rises in the _____
Down
  1. 1. The north star
  2. 3. eclipse You are unable to the full moon during this
  3. 4. solstice December 21st
  4. 5. To produce it’s own light
  5. 7. viewer To view the sun safely you should use this
  6. 9. crescent Right hand C
  7. 10. solstice June 21st
  8. 12. To bounce light off of an object
  9. 13. The reason for the seasons
  10. 16. clockwise Planet earth rotates in this direction
  11. 17. The hottest planet
  12. 20. Our galaxy