Across
- 3. diagram, a diagram that relates the brightness of stars to its surface temperature
- 4. it is a group of stars
- 6. X-ray Astrophysics Facility, full form of AXAF
- 7. It appears to be one of the brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere
- 11. these objects are 20,000 times brighter than a star of magnitude of 18
- 12. telescope, It enables astronomers to study extremely hot objects in space
- 15. it means "circle of animals" in Greek
- 16. star patterns that have been discovered but have not been officially identified as a constellation
- 19. it is the difference in the two solar calendars which is caused by an astronomical phenomenon
- 20. these are neutron stars flickering with radio pulses
Down
- 1. it is described in terms of magnitude and luminosity
- 2. plane, it is the imaginary line traced by the sun in the sky
- 5. it is a massive ball of plasma held together by its own gravity and emits light
- 8. it is the measurement of the shift of a nearby object compared to distant objects when observed from two different positions
- 9. Major, the Big Bear
- 10. A large cloud of gas and dust
- 13. It is one of the most prominent star patterns in the sky
- 14. one myth claims that it is always visible in the Northern Hemisphere but not in the Southern Hemisphere
- 17. it occurs when star more massive than our sun run out of fuel
- 18. It refers to an opaque object that emits thermal radiation
