Astronomy Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 2) total lunar eclipse, partial lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse4) the path the Sun follows as it appears to circle around the celestial sphere once each year5) the galaxy cluster and superclusters all together8) clusters of galaxy clusters9) when our universe's expansion began10) another word for azimuth12) groups of galaxies with more than a few dozen members14) the planets move in this shape18) spurred by the new ideas introduced by the Polish scientist, eventually overturned the Earth-centered model19) an imaginary half circle stretching from the horizon due south, through the zenith, to the horizon due north22) the distance that light can travel in one year (about 10 trillion kilometers)25) the boundary between the Earth and the sky30) great island of stars in space34) the Earth's yearly revolution35) how high a star is in the sky relative to the horizon Across: 1) the degrees from which a plane is tilted relative to an ecliptic plane3) the point directly overhead6) The effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions7) the sky as seen from wherever you happen to be standing11) when Earth lies directly between the Sun and the Moon13) places Earth at the center of the universe15) consists of the Sun and all the objects that orbit it16) geocentric, attempts to explain retrograde motion with a loop-on-loop setup17) the Earth's orbital path, a defined flat plane20) total solar eclipse, partial solar eclipse, annular eclipse21) a star whose complete circle lies above our horizon23) a sort of "skin" of stars wrapping around Earth24) the different appearances and rising times of the moon over its cycle26) projection of the Earth's equator into space27) we always see the same phase of the moon, because Earth's gravity forces the same side of the moon to show28) the Earth's daily spin29) where it appears that the planets are moving backwards (west to east)31) when the Sun, Earth and Moon fall into a straight line32) the angle as it appears to span in your field of view33) the process in which lightweight atomic nuclei smash together and stick to make heavier nuclei36) when the Moon lies directly between the Sun and Earth, so the Moon's shadow falls on Earth37) the Earth's average orbital distance (150 kilometers)38) a gradual wobble that alters the orientation of Earth's axis in space
 

 

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