STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS

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