Across
- 5. diameter of the primary lens or mirror of a telescope
- 7. the apparent annual path of the Sun on the celestial sphere
- 8. any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe
- 11. an astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity
- 13. instrument for collecting visible-light or other electromagnetic radiation
- 14. the study of the organization and evolution of the universe
- 15. the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
- 18. the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly.
Down
- 1. a large mass that revolves around a star
- 2. centered on the Sun
- 3. the apparent displacement of a nearby star that results from the motion of Earth around the Sun
- 4. centered on Earth
- 6. complete or partial obscurity of a celestial body by another
- 9. the pseudoscience that deals with the supposed influences on human destiny of the configurations and locations in the sky of the Sun, Moon, and planets
- 10. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun
- 12. the point on the celestial sphere opposite the direction of gravity; point directly above the observer
- 16. a celestial body that makes an orbit around a planet
- 17. rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets
