Test 3 Crossword

2. star that can be located with the two middle stars on the Big Dipper
6. Latin for “around the pole”
8. when the sun passes through Libra during the equinox, the days and nights are _____________
10. Polaris is on the end of the ___________ Bear
11. star name that means “guardian of the bear”
13. galaxy in which is Earth is located
14. the second bright star in Leo/Lion
17. the front stars of the _____________________ can be used to find Polaris
18. follows Ursa Major around the sky
19. the sun passes through Virgo around this agricultural time
20. a cluster of around 1500 galaxies in the Maiden

1. constellation that contains the Big Dipper asterism
3. a huge system of stars revolving around a super-massive center
4. used to find Aldebaran and Sirius
5. asterism that touches the stars of Deneb, Vega, and Altair
7. Polaris is called the _____________
9. Latin name for constellation that symbolizes justice, fairness, harmony
12. Arc to Arcturus and speed on to Spica from the _______________ of the Big Dipper
15. Latin for “stalk of grain”
16. constellation that was recognized as a lion by many ancient civilizations
18. asterism inside Cancer/Crab