Astronomy Project

4. Telescope that uses convex lenses to bend and focus light rays to produce images of objects in space
5. of different colors
6. Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust and gas that orbit the Sun
9. Contains instruments to collect data and travel out of Earth’s orbit to explore
10. chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planet’s atmosphere.
11. The rise and fall of the surface levels of Earth’s ocean water caused by the gravitational effects of the Sun and Moon on Earth
14. The spinning of a planet on its axis. For Earth it takes 24 hours to complete 1 rotation, It is the reason we have day and night.
16. Telescope that receives radio waves emitted from objects in space, including
17. Most are rocky objects that orbit in a region in the solar system known as the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter.
19. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon

1. that would be too dangerous for astronomers
2. have a main body or head (ice, methane and ammonia and dust) and a tail that emerges as it gets closer to the Sun during its orbit.
3. Telescope that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images of objects in space
7. Most have rocky bodies covered with craters
8. Made up of gas, dust and billions of stars
9. Telescope used to collect the light from distant stars and separate that light into
12. from very distant stars and galaxies.
13. unit of measurement used to measure the distance to stars and galaxies in
15. The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another
18. The galaxy we live in