Eclipses!

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Across
  1. 5. Eclipse is a Greek word that means "fail to appear" or "_______." the Moon is smaller in the sky, this type of solar eclipse happens.
  2. 8. When Earth turns away from the Sun, you experience this eclipse every night.
  3. 10. An _______ is discovered when it transits in front of a distant star.
  4. 12. During a total lunar eclipse the Moon turns ___.
Down
  1. 1. Long ago in China, they thought a ________ was eating the Sun in China in ancient times.
  2. 2. It's a strange ________, but the Sun and Moon are same size.
  3. 3. When Mercury or Venus cross in front of the Sun.
  4. 4. Long ago, total solar eclipses were very ____.
  5. 6. What astronauts call nighttime as they orbit Earth.
  6. 7. Type of Eclipse with Earth in the middle.
  7. 9. Type of eclipse with Moon in the middle.
  8. 11. The reason we do not have eclipses every month is because the Moon's orbit is ______ compared to the Earth.