Across
- 4. A recognized pattern or region of stars in the night sky, often named after a person, animal, or object.
- 6. One of the two times each year when day and night are nearly equal in length around the world.
- 7. The star currently located close to Earth's north celestial pole, commonly called the North Star.
- 8. The slow wobble of Earth's rotational axis that changes which stars appear near the celestial poles over thousands of years.
- 10. The point in the sky directly above an observer's head.
- 11. One of the four divisions of the year caused by Earth's tilted axis as it travels around the Sun.
- 14. The imaginary path the Sun appears to follow across the sky throughout the year.
Down
- 1. One complete journey of Earth around the Sun, taking approximately 365 days.
- 2. The imaginary line running through Earth's North and South Poles around which the planet rotates.
- 3. A band of constellations along the Sun's apparent yearly path across the sky.
- 5. An imaginary giant sphere surrounding Earth, used to describe the positions of stars and other objects in the sky.
- 9. The spinning of Earth on its axis, producing day and night.
- 11. One of the two days each year when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest noon position in the sky, marking the beginning of summer or winter.
- 12. The curved path Earth follows as it travels around the Sun.
- 13. The approximately 23.5-degree lean of Earth's axis that causes the changing seasons.