8th Grade Astronomical Science 5 CONSTELLATIONS & ASTERISMS (A Beka Book, Science: Earth and Space, pp. 339-35)
Across
- 3. Regulus (star) and Sickle (asterism) are in this constellation
- 6. Castor and Pollux (stars) are in this constellation
- 8. Rigel, Betelgeuse, & Bellatrix (stars) are in this famous constellation; inside this there is a nebula with the same name as the constellation
- 12. an asterism formed by part of the Ethiopian princess and the winged horse
- 13. named for a mythical winged horse; near the daughter of the mythical queen of Ethiopia
- 15. an asterism found in the great bear constellation
- 16. Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri (stars) are in this constellation
- 18. the archer; Teapot [or Milk Dipper] (asterism) is in this constellation
- 19. the little bear (a constellation)
- 21. named with for the mythical daughter of two other constellations; near a galaxy named the same as her
- 22. the dragon (constellation)
- 23. an asterism found in the little bear constellation
Down
- 1. Algol (star) is in this constellation; in mythology, he rescued the nearby Ethiopian princess
- 2. the swan; Deneb (star) and the Northern Cross (asterism) are in this constellation
- 4. Antares (star) is in this constellation
- 5. Vega (star) is in this constellation
- 7. Spica (star) is in this constellation
- 9. Deneb, Vega, and Altair are the stars is this prominent asterism
- 10. the Southern Cross (asterism) is in this constellation
- 11. the bull; Aldebaran and Pleiades (stars) are in this constellation
- 14. Alderamin (star) is in this constellation; this looks like a house with a pointed roof
- 16. Sirius (star) is in the nose constellation's picture
- 17. represents a vain woman looking down at herself in a hand mirror; constellation
- 20. the herdsman; Arcturus (star) is in this constellation