the time when the sun is farthest south from the celestial equator occurring around December 21st
a system of two stars that revolve about a common center of mass
any of the nine large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun
the figure of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends
one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation such as radio waves with a high degree of regularity
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere also called a shooting star or bolide