Across
- 1. - The organization that officially recognizes 88 constellations.
- 6. - A fall constellation shaped like a flying horse.
- 7. - A zodiac constellation shaped like a bull.
- 8. - A scientist who studies stars and constellations.
- 10. - A well-known star pattern that is not an official constellation.
- 11. - The North Star that stays nearly fixed in the sky.
- 14. - The official border separating constellations.
- 15. - The group of constellations along the Sun’s apparent path.
- 18. - The summer constellation shaped like a scorpion.
- 19. - A spring zodiac constellation shaped like a lion.
- 21. - Giant clouds of gas and dust in space.
- 24. - A zodiac constellation representing twins.
- 25. - The scientific study of space and celestial objects.
- 27. - Half of Earth where certain constellations are visible.
- 29. - The act of using stars to determine direction.
- 30. - The path one object takes around another.
Down
- 2. - The Great Bear constellation that contains the Big Dipper.
- 3. - The bright red star in the constellation Scorpius.
- 4. - The three bright stars in a row in Orion.
- 5. - The nickname for the constellation Orion.
- 9. - Constellations visible during certain times of the year.
- 12. - The winter constellation known as “The Hunter.”
- 13. - The animal represented by Scorpius.
- 16. - The famous star pattern inside Ursa Major.
- 17. - The constellation shaped like a “W.”
- 20. - Traditional stories connected to constellations.
- 22. - The Little Bear constellation that contains Polaris.
- 23. - A recognized pattern of stars forming a picture in the sky.
- 26. - The distance light travels in one year.
- 28. - The Sun’s apparent path across the sky.