Sky watching bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Where the axis meets sky.

   Item

   Celestial pole

2. Clue

   Star that barely moves.

   Item

   Polaris

3. Clue

   Yearly path of the Sun.

   Item

   Ecliptic

4. Clue

   Belt holding the planets.

   Item

   Zodiac

5. Clue

   Pattern inside a group.

   Item

   Asterism

6. Clue

   Slow swing of the axis.

   Item

   Precession

7. Clue

   Planet seems to back up.

   Item

   Retrograde

8. Clue

   Small circle on a circle.

   Item

   Epicycle

9. Clue

   Sun sits at the middle.

   Item

   Heliocentric

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation