Stars and Constellations

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Across
  1. 2. Known as "Big Bear", Big Dipper is a part of this constellation.
  2. 3. The science of the universe beyond the earth.
  3. 6. The 12 constellations that are visible above the equator(e.g. Scorpius, Virgo, Cancer)
  4. 9. What the earth does in 365 days as it goes around the sun.
  5. 10. The star that shows true north in the night sky.
  6. 13. Means "the best" and is the type of viewing conditions needed to see the stars.
  7. 14. Another name for the North Star.
Down
  1. 1. At the end of the handle of this constellation is Polaris.
  2. 2. Known as "Little Bear" or Little Dipper.
  3. 4. Any of 88 star groups named after mythological characters,objects and animals.
  4. 5. This is the back of Ursa Major, and also has pointer stars that point to Polaris.
  5. 7. The constellation of the Queen and looks like a "W". It has pointer stars that point to Polaris.
  6. 8. Another word for what the earth does in 365 days as it goes around the sun.
  7. 11. What the earth does on its axis in a 24-hour period.
  8. 12. The Hawaiian name for the Polaris, the "stuck star".