Unit 1 and 2
Across
- 2. Where Stars are born
- 3. a circle of white or colored light around the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere.
- 7. an aggregation of galaxies comprising about 50 or fewer gravitationally bound members
- 9. a classification of stars which appear on plots of stellar color versus brightness as a continuous and distinctive band.
- 11. unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System
- 12. an absolute measure of radiated electromagnetic energy per unit time
- 13. The middle of a galaxy
- 14. any star whose observed light varies notably in intensity.
Down
- 1. a type of variable star that pulsates radially, varying in both diameter and temperature
- 4. The ejected electrons and protons released from the sun's corona
- 5. an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN).
- 6. Large destructive celestial body
- 7. a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity
- 8. the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star.
- 10. Two stars gravitationally bound to one another