View From the Earth (GROUP 3 GIS1006 22/23)

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