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Astronomy
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Astronomical unit : equal to 149.6 million kilometers.
Circumpolar : situated around one of the earth's poles.
Comet : dirty snowball.
Earthshine : dull glow which lights up the unlit part of the Moon.
Equinox : sun crosses the celestial equator.
Galaxy : gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.
Limb : the edge of a celestial object’s visible disk.
Nebula : Latin for “cloud.”
Reflector : a telescope that gathers light with a mirror.
Solstice : when the Sun is farthest north or south in the sky.
Astronomy
Across:| 3. | dull glow which lights up the unlit part of the Moon. | | 5. | the edge of a celestial object’s visible disk. | | 6. | situated around one of the earth's poles. | | 7. | sun crosses the celestial equator. | | 8. | Latin for “cloud.” |
| | Down:| 1. | a telescope that gathers light with a mirror. | | 2. | dirty snowball. | | 4. | when the Sun is farthest north or south in the sky. |
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Astronomy
Across:| 3. | dull glow which lights up the unlit part of the Moon. | | 5. | the edge of a celestial object’s visible disk. | | 6. | situated around one of the earth's poles. | | 7. | sun crosses the celestial equator. | | 8. | Latin for “cloud.” |
| | Down:| 1. | a telescope that gathers light with a mirror. | | 2. | dirty snowball. | | 4. | when the Sun is farthest north or south in the sky. |
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© 2017
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only