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CORONACircle of light around a luminous body such as the moon (6)
HALOA circle of white or coloured light round a luminous body
ALBEDORatio of light that is reflected by a surface such as the moon (8)
PHASEThe varying appearance of the illuminated surface of a celestial body, such as the moon (5)
SATELLITEBody such as the moon (9)
SEPTUMPartition in the body such as the one between the nostrils (6)
SHROOMSlang word for a mycological body, such as the hallucinogenic "magic" liberty cap toadstool (6)
GALAXYAstronomical body such as the Milky Way
NIMBUSDense dark grey rain-bearing nephological nube yet, in iconography, appears as a luminous halo or "radiant cloud of light" surrounding a saint (6)
AURORAA luminous phenomenon involving streamers of light above polar regions (6)
QUASARDistant luminous body (6)
HALOESCircles of light around the head
SPHERECelestial body, such as a planet or moon
MENISCUSCrescent-shaped structure of the body such as the lateral --- of the knee joint (8)
PLANETBody such as earth (6)
ORGANA part of the body such as the heart or liver (5)
ARCFrom Latin for "bow", thus reflecting a curved shape, a word for a segment of a circle; or, a luminous discharge of electricity across a gap (3)
TENDONSFibrous "bands" in the body such as the ones named after Achilles (7)
DWARFSTARAstronomical body such as the red Proxima Centauri or the white Sirius B (5,4)
ECHINODERMMarine invertebrate having a radially symmetrical body, such as the starfish (10)