Intro Astro Lecture #3

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Across
  1. 2. Phase of the Moon where the surface of the moon facing Earth is not Illuminated
  2. 6. Apparent motion of the Sun against the stars
  3. 8. What year BCE the zodiac was developed
  4. 9. A pattern of stars that is not a constellation
  5. 11. Longest and Shortest days of the year
  6. 15. The unincluded 13th zodiacal constellation
  7. 16. A belief that the movement of the planets, stars and the moon have meaning and influence on people’s lives.
  8. 19. Phases of the moon where it appears to disappear
  9. 21. The amount of constellation in the celestial sphere
  10. 22. Day named after the Roman god Sol
  11. 23. Apparent reversed motion of a planet among the constellations
  12. 24. Season where the Earth is closest to the Sun
  13. 26. The reason the Earth has its seasons
Down
  1. 1. A region of the sky
  2. 3. Days where the Sun rises and sets precisely due East and due West
  3. 4. The point where the moon is closest to the Earth
  4. 5. A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method
  5. 7. An observational science that studies celestial objects and phenomena
  6. 10. A coordinate system that centers around the observer
  7. 12. Misconception about what causes the phases of the moon
  8. 13. The point where the moon is farthest from Earth
  9. 14. Phase of the Moon where the surface of the moon facing Earth is fully Illuminated
  10. 17. Season where the Earth is farthest from the Sun
  11. 18. The pursuit and application of knowledge of the natural and social world based on evidence
  12. 19. Phases of the moon where it appears to reappear
  13. 20. A coordinate system that centers on the Earth
  14. 25. Amount in degrees each zodiac takes up in the ecliptic