Across
- 3. a group of stars which form a recognisable pattern in the sky
- 4. the model of the universe in which the Sun is the centre
- 5. the time it takes for a planet to rotate once completely on it's axis
- 8. total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
- 9. the less dense/dark shadow of an eclipse
- 11. one complete orbit around the Sun made by a celestial body
Down
- 1. caused by the axial tilt of a planet
- 2. loop-like movement/motion of the planets as viewed from Earth
- 6. the line about which a rotating body, such as the earth, turns.
- 7. a meteorite that enters Earth's atmosphere, usually creating a big streak across the sky
- 10. a mass that orbits the Earth