Intro to Astronomy and Constellations

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Across
  1. 2. star in Latin
  2. 5. It is widely believed that the constellations used today originated in ____________ (now Iraq) several thousand years ago
  3. 12. constellations you can see all year long
  4. 13. the point in the celestial sphere directly above the observer
  5. 14. how high an object is in the sky
  6. 15. how far East or West an object is in the sky
  7. 16. an asterism inside the constellation Ursa Major
Down
  1. 1. a grouping of stars
  2. 3. Celestial________: Earth's equator extended into the celestial sphere
  3. 4. Celestial_______: Earth's poles extended into the celestial sphere
  4. 6. a star grouping that is not an official constellation; usually a smaller part of a larger constellation
  5. 7. the 13th zodiac constellation not recognized by western astrologers
  6. 8. an imaginary line in the sky that the Sun travels along throughout the year
  7. 9. a non-governmental organization with the objective of advancing astronomy
  8. 10. Celestial__________: an imaginary sphere with the Earth at its center
  9. 11. a ring of constellations found along the ecliptic