Across
- 3. In solar eclipse, moon:___
- 7. apparent motion of planets against the background of fixed stars
- 8. they observed the astronomical phenomena;planetary motion
- 12. these were well documented by ancient astronomers
- 13. patterns of stars
- 15. the Earth casting a shadow on the moon
- 16. appearance of comets
- 17. multiple meteors appear to radiate from a specific point in the sky
- 19. the faint, triangular glow of sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust along the plane of the solar system
- 20. studies astronomy
Down
- 1. appearance of a new, bright star in the sky
- 2. stars that distinguished from the fixed stars
- 4. known for having their distinctive tails
- 5. the supernovae phenomena were sometimes recorded as ___
- 6. In lunar eclipse, moon:___
- 9. before the invention of telescopes, astronomers relied on ___ observations to study the night sky
- 10. occurrence of the moon passing in front of the Sun
- 11. the changing positions of the Sun throughout the year and the resulting seasons were observed
- 14. also called as bright star
- 18. was developed by ancient culture based on celestial events, marking solstices and equinoxes
