Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. telescope used to see the planets
  2. 4. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  3. 7. the planet closet to the sun
  4. 8. another name for "big dipper"
  5. 11. what the outer planets are made from
  6. 14. this constellation is located in the celestial equator
  7. 15. the study of the solar system
  8. 16. the planet we live on
Down
  1. 1. large round body that revolves around the sun
  2. 2. first to show that Earth was an object orbiting the Sun
  3. 5. Pluto is considered this kind of planet
  4. 6. furthest from the sun, glows blue because of methane
  5. 9. the sun is a _______
  6. 10. 5th planet and the biggest
  7. 12. also known as the "lesser bear"
  8. 13. milky way