Across
- 2. The type of magnitude that measures the actual brightness of a star.
- 3. A common star element with a very distinct red line in its spectrum.
- 6. A measure of a star's brightness.
- 10. The part of the star made of cooler gases that starlight passes through.
- 12. A famous blue star that is much hotter than red stars.
- 14. A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern.
- 15. The constellation where Betelgeuse and Rigel are located.
- 17. Stars act like hot solids because they are made of gas that is very ________.
- 18. One of the elements identified by its unique "fingerprint" lines.
- 19. The instrument used to spread strograph into its colors.
Down
- 1. A famous red star that is considered relatively "cool".
- 4. The apparent shift in a star's position when viewed from different locations.
- 5. The type of motion where stars seem to move due to Earth's rotation.
- 7. What an astronomer can infer by looking at a star's color.
- 8. A rainbow of colors produced when light is spread out.
- 9. An element that glows orange-red when electric current flows through it.
- 11. Bright lines made when certain wavelengths of light are given off.
- 13. The distance that light travels in one year.
- 14. A spectrum that shows all the colors, like one from a light bulb.
- 16. A nickname for emission lines because they are unique to each element.
