Stars
Polaris is known as
The North Star
I am the constellation with the North Star
Ursa Minor
A star's location in the Equatorial system uses these two coordinates
Right Ascension and Declination
The moon rises in the _____ and sets in the _____
East, West
The Earth rotates around
Its axis or Celestial Pole
I was the North star when the pyramids were built
Thuban
I am the constellation named for the queen of Joppa
Cassiopeia
In the Horizontal system, what azimuth is due East
90 degrees
The Sun appears to move __________ to _________ in the Ecliptic
West to East
The seasons are caused by
the Axial Tilt
I am known as the demon star
Algol
I was the zodiac constellation at the Vernal Equinox at 250 BC
Aries
How many seconds of arc in one degree
3600 seconds
The word planet means __________ in Greek
Wanderer
A lunar eclipse can occur in what phase
Full moon
The pointer stars are known as
Merak and Dubhe
I will be the zodiac constellation at the Vernal Equinox after Pisces
Aquarius
What is the declination of the celestial equator
0 degrees
When a planet appears to be moving backward it is known as ___________ motion
Retrograde
The Celestial equator intersects the ecliptic at these two points
Equinoxes
I am sometimes confused with Mars
Antares
The two constellations that make up the Great Square
Andromeda and Pegasus
What is the right ascension of a star at the vernal equinox
0 hrs
The Earth's wobble or precession occurs over a period of
26,000 years
A solar eclipse can occur at this moon phase
New