STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS

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Across
  1. 2. - small stars (smaller than the distance across Asia).
  2. 5. – located at the tip of Ursa Minor
  3. 7. – illusion created by the moving air in the atmosphere that bends this light
  4. 10. – It is a larger boat shaped constellation and was created by greek philosopher Ptolemy.
  5. 11. – country that lies near the equator
  6. 13. – a pseudoscience that determines the influence of the state of the stars and the planets at the time of one’s birth on an individual’s destiny.
  7. 14. stars – twice to 10 times larger than our sun
  8. 15. – medium-sized star
  9. 17. - The cross-like figure
  10. 19. - science that uses principles of physics and mathematics to explain and predict the phenomenon of celestial body.
  11. 22. Dipper – has seven stars, four for the trapezoid body and three for the handle.
  12. 23. - a group of stars which form a pattern in the night sky.
  13. 25. - a Greco-Egyptian writer of Alexandria, known as a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology
  14. 26. window to the future
  15. 27. – known as the big bear, the third largest known constellation and is easy to see.
  16. 28. - A group of stars that form patterns but are actually part of one or multiple constellations,
  17. 30. – a constellation named after a wueen in Greek mythology, is the 25th largest constellation
  18. 31. – Constellations that can be seen all year round
  19. 35. – the little bear and smaller version of Ursa Major
  20. 36. – latin name for swan, is the 16th largest constellation and recognized for its asterism that forms a cross and is referred to the northern cross
  21. 37. - a constellation in the northern sky, named after the winged horse Pegasus in Greek mythology
  22. 39. Fusion – occurs on the sun where hydrogen fuses to form helium, releasing energy
Down
  1. 1. red – coolest star
  2. 3. – officially recognized 88 constellations
  3. 4. – located at the tail of the Cygnus
  4. 6. – describes the rate at which a stars radiates energy.
  5. 8. – massive ball of glowing hydrogen and helium of extremely high temperatures, held together by its own gravity.
  6. 9. – actually the planet Venus
  7. 11. Centauri – closest star to earth next to our sun
  8. 12. – english name of crow constellation.
  9. 16. – actually a meteor in transit
  10. 17. – located at the head of Cygnus
  11. 18. Halley – british astronomer who discovered that stars move, change positions but because they are far away their movement through space is not that significantly observed.
  12. 20. - the only known star in our galaxy which is not part of a constellation
  13. 21. It is the second brightest star
  14. 24. - they do not employ scientific methods
  15. 29. temperatures – indicator of a star’s color
  16. 31. – It refers to half-man, half-horse creature in greek mythology
  17. 32. - a greenish white star in the loin or flank of the Great Bear.
  18. 33. – the color of the hottest stars
  19. 34. – Latin name for cross
  20. 38. – latin for “keel” which means boat’s bottom and the 34th largest constellation
  21. 40. – a constellation that cannot be seen in the northern hemisphere