Astro Crosswords - Stars and Constellations

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  1. 4. Brightest star in the sky, part of the Canis Major constellation. It has a small white dwarf as a companion star
  2. 6. The constellation of the scale. Its name can also mean weight or money.
  3. 8. Taurus' eye. The Pioneer 10 probe is moving in the direction of this star 65 lightyears away from us, and should arrive there within the next 2 million years.
  4. 12. The largest constellation, it crosses the celestial equator.
  5. 13. Mother of Andromeda, in mythology it was punished by Poseidon and it now spends eternity sitting on her throne around the North Celestial Pole.
  6. 17. Great constellation of the Northern Hemisphere. It surrounds the Ursa Minor, and gives its name to an opening in chess.
  7. 19. The star that indicates North. It is part of a triple system, and its brightness changes periodically.
  8. 20. The compass, one of the constellations created in the XVIII century, has this name in latin.
  9. 21. Brightest star in the Near-Infrared wavelength. This is one of the most famous Red Giants in the sky.
  10. 22. This is the third brightest star in the night sky, and a red giant in the Boötes constellation.
  11. 23. Known as the Aquila Alpha, this is a main sequence type A star
  12. 24. This red giant in the Southern Cross constellation is the M-type giant closest to our own Sun.
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  1. 1. Wheat branch in Virgo's hands, this star is a spectroscopic binary. The two companions orbit so cloe to each other they are deformed by each others gravitational pull and gain an oval shape.
  2. 2. Also known as Beta Orion, this is a Blue Supergiant that varies its brightness slightly over time.
  3. 3. Canis Minor Alpha, it is only 11.46 lightyears away from us, therefore being one of our Sun's nearest neighbors.
  4. 5. Tail of the Ursa Major, it is the third brightest star in this constellation. In reality it is a blue/white main sequence star.
  5. 7. The eye of Scorpio, this star is actually a binary with a red supergiant and a main sequence star.
  6. 8. Scorpio's pincer, it has lost to IAU its classic name and is now known as Beta Scorpii.
  7. 9. This bright star from the constellation of Lyra was, 14 000 ago, the one closest to the North Celestial Pole. It is one of the best characterized stars, after our own Sun.
  8. 10. Its name corresponds to the pilot in Jason's ship in greek mythology, and it is the second brightest star in the night sky.
  9. 11. A blue/white Supergiant, this star is part of the Swan Constellation and the Summer Triangle Asterism.
  10. 14. The head of one of the twins, it is actually part of a six star systema
  11. 15. Known as the Alpha Auriga, this star is actually a system with two pairs of two stars.
  12. 16. This constellation has the name of a Greek Hero. It contains the solar Apex, direction the SUn is pointing towards while it moves around the Milky Way.
  13. 18. Lion's chest, in reality it corresponds to a system with two pairs of two stars