Steering by the Stars and Solstice vs Equinox

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Across
  1. 1. June and December 21st
  2. 3. We are tilted in this direction in June
  3. 5. "Ancient mariners steered by the"
  4. 7. This Star is a stable marker
  5. 10. This star is the tip of the Little Dipper
  6. 12. The Sun's angle is highest during this season
  7. 13. The right reason for the seasons
  8. 14. Earth does this around the Sun
  9. 18. This is the direction of our sunset
  10. 19. The wrong reason for the seasons
  11. 21. The height of Polaris is equal to your
Down
  1. 2. March and September 21st
  2. 3. thiswas the name of the "North Star" around 3000 B.C
  3. 4. We are tilted in this direction in December
  4. 6. the handy tool was used by sailors
  5. 8. Earth's axis is not straight up and down , it is on its axis
  6. 9. The Sun's angle is lowest during this season
  7. 11. Today's sailors use computers and
  8. 12. "North Star" remains in one
  9. 15. We do not live in this hemisphere
  10. 16. Earliest sailors used this to "mark their location"
  11. 17. Earth does this on its axis
  12. 20. , As you travel this direction Polaris is lower in the night sky