Stars and Constellations

2. closest star to Earth other than the Sun
3. compact star that spins around hundreds of times per second
5. distance light travels in one year, 5.88 trillion miles
6. 2.5 million light years from Earth, closest galaxy to the Milky Way
9. 3.26 light years
10. everything that exists in space
11. the brightness of a celestial object as seen from a standard distance of 10 parsecs
14. extremely large red star in the final stages of life
17. a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
19. massive and extremely remote celestial object, emitting large amounts of energy, starlike image

1. our galaxy, a barred spiral
3. "Seven Sisters"-open star cluster (Job 38:31-33)
4. space dust that scientists think coalesces to form stars
6. the brightness of a celestial object when measured from Earth
7. North Star, North Pole points to this star
8. celestial object of a very small radius and very high density; forms from massive star collapse
12. thought to be a collapsed star, gravity so strong light cannot escape
13. large, red star in the final stages of life
15. large group of stars, can be spiral, elliptical, irregular
16. a system of two stars that orbit each other
18. gives off its own light, seen in the night sky