Across
- 1. stars that can be seen at all times of the year and all times of the night
- 7. a projection of earth’s equator on the sky
- 10. position above or below the celestial equator in degrees
- 11. a pattern of stars that is not an official constellation
- 13. directly above earth’s north pole
- 14. position north or south of the equator
- 15. traditional groups of stars that appear near each other in the sky
- 16. all points 90 degrees from the zenith
Down
- 2. position east or west of the prime meridian
- 3. position east of the vernal equinox, where the eclipse crosses the equator going north
- 4. the direction of a celestial object from the observer
- 5. the height of an object above the horizon, measured at an angle
- 6. appear to circle polaris every night in the northern hemisphere
- 8. directly above the earth’s south pole
- 9. the point directly overhead
- 12. line passing through the zenith connecting North and South on the horizon