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Across
  1. 3. moon the second full moon in the same calendar month
  2. 5. the closest star to the Earth
  3. 6. a man made or heavenly body that orbits around a larger object
  4. 8. a bright star also known as the North Star
  5. 9. the distance of a point on the Earth's surface measured parallel to the equator
  6. 10. when the moon grows more illuminated after the full moon
  7. 11. the distance of a point on the Earth's surface north or south
  8. 14. the sun and all of the bodies
  9. 19. when the moon grows gradually more illuminated when passing the new moon
  10. 22. when the moon passes in front of the sun, covering the sun's disk, either partially or totally
  11. 24. larger meteors that fall to the surface of the Earth
  12. 25. a gaseous body that produces its own energy
  13. 26. a straight line that an object or body rotates around
  14. 27. a cycle which the moon appears in different forms as it orbits the Earth
  15. 30. the motion of a planet along its orbit around the sun
  16. 32. to send or give out
  17. 33. large bodies that can only be seen by reflected light
  18. 35. the satellite that orbits the Earth
  19. 36. when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, creating a bright streak or light
Down
  1. 1. the path of an object as it revolves around something
  2. 2. these rocks may have been swept off asteroids or comets
  3. 4. the study of the Universe and all of the bodies that appear in the skies
  4. 7. June 21 and Dec. 21 -- the most and least number of daylight hours
  5. 12. a phase in the Moon's cycle when more than half of the moon, but not the entire face of the Moon is illuminated
  6. 13. the motion of a planet satellite around its north-south axis
  7. 15. when the full moon passes through the Earth's shadow, and sunlight is prevented from falling onto the moon's surface
  8. 16. bright stars grouped according to the patterns they make in the sky
  9. 17. a spiral island of stars in space. The Milky Way is an example.
  10. 18. two days of every year (March 21 and Sept. 23) the day is divided between 12 hours or sunlight and 12 hours or darkness
  11. 20. a force that attracts and holds the universe together
  12. 21. either the north or the south half of the Earth divided by the equator
  13. 23. 365 days
  14. 28. an imaginary circle around the centre of the Earth
  15. 29. where everything exists (earth, sun, galaxies)
  16. 31. the distance light travels in a year
  17. 34. shine