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S B A B Y L O N I A N S C
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P P L T O
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Z O D I A C M A N
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L C A H I P P A R C H U S
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A A S T R O L O G Y Y T
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R E L D E
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I V S U R L
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S E A S T E R I S M M O L
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B G E I G A
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S T E L L A R M A G N I T U D E N E T
U R O N I
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S U P E R G I A N T O S O
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S A G I T T A R I U S N
R T
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S C I N T I L L A T I O N Y
D
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L I G H T Y E A R

Across
2. The ancient people whom the Greek
astronomers first heard about constellations.
[BABYLONIANS]
7. Astrologers assigned exactly 30 degrees of the
ecliptic to a constellations called [ZODIAC]
8. The man who first charted the stars whom
Ptolemy adopted his work and listed the 48
constellations is [HIPPARCHUS]
10. The foundation of Astronomy [ASTROLOGY]
13. A group of stars that form small patterns
[ASTERISM]
16. refer to the brightness of stars and distance
from space [STELLARMAGNITUDE]
17. the largest size of a star [SUPERGIANT]
18. Summer constellation that is the center of Milky
Way Galaxy [SAGITTARIUS]
19. scientific name for twinkling of stars
[SCINTILLATION]
20. used as a measurement of the great distance
in space [LIGHTYEAR]
Down
1. Brightest star in constellation Virgo [SPICA]
3. Aratos, the 1st Greek astronomer who listed
the 42 constellations in his book called
[ALMAGEST]
4. A body of gas that gives off a tremendous
amount pf radiant energy [STAR]
5. a group of stars that, when seen from Earth,
form a pattern. [CONSTELLATION]
6. commonly known as North Star, is the brightest
star in
the constellation Ursa Minor [POLARIS]
9. Most common element of star [HYDROGEN]
11. total amount of energy that a star emits
[LUMINOSITY]
12. The Vulture star [VEGA]
14. The apparent movement of planet from Earth
opposite direction [RETROGRADE]
15. the color of the hottest star [BLUE]