Our place in space - Linguistic Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Astronomy & Space has 10 clues. Answers range from 3 to 8 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

an imaginary line about which a body rotates
the conceptual operation of turning a system about an axis
one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass
the general direction of sunset
the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects
the time in the evening when the sun disappears or daylight fades
any region where the same standard time is kept
star at the center of the Solar System
each of the twenty-four-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a week, month, or year is divided, and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis
the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours