View From the Earth (GROUP 3 GIS1006 22/23)
Across
- 2. The complete cycle of _______ phases takes ~29 days to complete
- 5. The class of stars which is circumpolar ________ is always visible
- 6. A plot or graph in the shape of figure eight that shows the position of the sun in the sky at a given time of day (such as noon) at one specific locale measured throughout the year
- 10. is tilted 23.5 degrees with respect to the Equator
- 12. The Moon’s shadow on Earth during a solar eclipse consists of _______ where the eclipse is total
- 13. Sun is the ________ in the sky during the summer solstice
- 15. A slow change in the direction of the axis of a spinning object
Down
- 1. This coordinate system is an extension of the terrestrial system onto the celestial sphere
- 3. The planetary configuration in which the planet is farthest from Earth and Sun lies between the planet and Earth
- 4. Celestial objects are said to ________ when they cross the celestial meridian in the southern sky
- 7. During the vernal equinox, the sun appears on ________ 21
- 8. _______time is measured according to the position of stars in the sky rather than the position of the Sun in the sky
- 9. This is 0 to 360 degrees around the horizon from the north towards the east
- 11. This is based on a scale of 90 degrees at the poles and 0 degrees at the equator
- 14. This eclipse refers to the Sun’s light being blocked from regions of the Earth by the shadow of the moon