Unit 9 Vocab Review

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Across
  1. 1. stars that can be seen at all times of the year and all times of the night
  2. 7. a projection of earth’s equator on the sky
  3. 10. position above or below the celestial equator in degrees
  4. 11. a pattern of stars that is not an official constellation
  5. 13. directly above earth’s north pole
  6. 14. position north or south of the equator
  7. 15. traditional groups of stars that appear near each other in the sky
  8. 16. all points 90 degrees from the zenith
Down
  1. 2. position east or west of the prime meridian
  2. 3. position east of the vernal equinox, where the eclipse crosses the equator going north
  3. 4. the direction of a celestial object from the observer
  4. 5. the height of an object above the horizon, measured at an angle
  5. 6. appear to circle polaris every night in the northern hemisphere
  6. 8. directly above the earth’s south pole
  7. 9. the point directly overhead
  8. 12. line passing through the zenith connecting North and South on the horizon