AUGUST 2026 - Look to the Stars!!!

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Across
  1. 4. A long-tailed meteor streaks horizontally
  2. 5. The twinkling of stars, caused by atmospheric turbulence distorting the light
  3. 6. A massive system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
  4. 8. A meteor that glows brighter than a planet
  5. 11. A recognized group of stars forming a prominent pattern
  6. 13. The rare remnant of space rock that survives the intense heat of entry and actually lands on Earth's surface
  7. 14. The colossal, luminous explosion of a dying star
  8. 16. The cloud of dust, ice, and rock left behind by a comet or asteroid
  9. 18. The bright streak of light caused by a meteoroid burning up as it plunges into the atmosphere
  10. 19. The practice of observing the night sky
Down
  1. 1. Relating to a star or stars
  2. 2. Relating to the sky or outer space
  3. 3. The common name for a meteor
  4. 7. An immense cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  5. 9. The timeframe when a meteor shower reaches its highest activity level
  6. 10. The universe seen as a well-ordered whole
  7. 12. The lingering ionized gas and dust left behind in the sky after a meteor streaks past
  8. 14. Microscopic particles of rock, ice, metal, and organic compounds left over from asteroids, comets, and dying stars
  9. 15. The specific point in the sky which the meteor appears to originate
  10. 17. Icy, small solar system bodies that heat up when passing close to the Sun