Across
- 3. point in the Moon's orbit closest to the Earth
- 6. tables containing positions of the sun, the planets, and other stars
- 7. causes a slight increase in altitude readings
- 9. angle in the PZS triangle that is rarely used in surveying
- 13. study of position and movements of celestial bodies
- 14. pedestal of a sundial
- 17. spinning of the Earth about its axis
- 19. north polar distance
- 22. Polaris is to Ursa Minor as Polaris Australis is to _____
- 23. the kind of songs that planets sing
- 24. when the sun stands still
- 27. imaginary belt around the heavens
- 28. Longitude is to hour angle as latitude is to _____
- 29. star crosses the local meridian
Down
- 1. point directly beneath the observer
- 2. circling of the Earth around the Sun
- 3. apparent shift in the position of an object as seen from two widely separated points
- 4. wobbling of the Earth's axis of rotation
- 5. parallels corresponding to the minimum and maximum declination of the Sun
- 8. flies without wings
- 10. season of pumpkins and gourds
- 11. two extreme points in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body
- 12. 206,265 astronomical units
- 15. pattern of stars
- 16. a moment in time
- 18. angle between the celestial equator and the ecliptic
- 20. regions of the sky
- 21. scientific study of celestial objects
- 25. means equal night
- 26. basic unit of time