Astronomical Oddities

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Across
  1. 6. Discovered from persistent noise in Jocelyn Bell's data which are rapidly spinning neutron stars
  2. 8. A young astronomer who coined the term "brown dwarf"
  3. 9. These discs can be seen inside the Orion Nebula and may indicate the birth of solar systems like our own
  4. 11. The material inside a Neutron Star that is immensely dense
  5. 12. This element tends to glow green with just a hint of blue
  6. 15. This element emits light mostly in the red spectrum of light and is a main fuel source of Stars
  7. 16. Dust particles ____ the light emitted from stars inside a nebula, allowing some light to pass through and other light to be thrown in random directions
  8. 17. The Pillars of _____ are located within the Eagle Nebula and have three spires formed where stars are being born
  9. 19. Nebula is Latin for ___, which is exactly what a planetary nebula is
  10. 20. Electron and Neutron _____ is a pressure exerted when electrons and neutrons are pushed together
  11. 21. Neutron stars with magnetic fields over one QUADRILLION times stronger than the Sun's
Down
  1. 1. This nebula (___-68) is about half a lightyear across and appears as a black void
  2. 2. These form from the deaths of main sequence stars around the size of our Sun
  3. 3. If a star has less than 0.4x the mass of our Sun, they can survive for up to six ____ years
  4. 4. Much like Earthquakes, but occur on a star
  5. 5. These occur when main sequence stars with a mass four times greater than our Sun die.
  6. 7. Or the North Star, is the brightest star in the night sky
  7. 10. These forms of cameras allow us to see light waves that our normal eyes can't see - wavelengths lower than red light
  8. 13. The Planetary Nebula surround the ____, which is the core of the star left behind after death
  9. 14. The four stars that light up the entire Orion Nebula are referred to as the ___
  10. 18. Low mass stars don't have the heat needed to fuse ____