Across
- 4. A map of the sky where stars are projected
- 9. The next bright star found by following the arc of the Big Dipper's handle
- 10. The name of angle measured straight up from the horizon
- 12. The name of when a compass direction is measured as an angle
- 14. The celestial sphere's equivalent to latitude on Earth
- 17. The first bright star found by following the arc of the Big Dipper's handle
- 19. The name of the occurrence when the Sun reaches the southernmost and northernmost points on the ecliptic, also the name for the beginning of winter and summer
- 20. The part of the shadow caused by an eclipse where Earth only blocks some of the sunlight
Down
- 1. The celestial sphere's equivalent to longitude on Earth
- 2. "The North Star," the star always found due north in the night sky and never moves below the horizon
- 3. The length of any cycle of motion measured with respect to the stars, the time it takes for the moon to start and return to one place on the celestial sphere
- 5. The path the sun makes on the celestial sphere
- 6. A bright star which can be found by looking almost straight down from the bottom left star of the cup of the Big Dipper
- 7. The formal name for a pattern of stars
- 8. The part of the shadow caused by an eclipse where all direct sunlight is blocked by Earth
- 11. The informal name for a pattern of stars, also used by astronomers to describe an entire area in the celestial sphere
- 13. The name for the 13 constellations that the sun passes through on the ecliptic
- 15. The path the Sun makes across the sky throughout a year from a consistent time and location
- 16. The name of the occurrence when the ecliptic and celestial equator intersect each other, also the name of the beginning of the autumn and spring season
- 18. The time it takes for one full cycle of phases of the moon