The Night Sky for the Week of 3-23-25

Stargazing highlights for March 23-29 include finding Hydra and its heart, Alphard, by tracing a line from Castor through Pollux, and observing the M41 and M50 clusters near Sirius using binoculars. Orion's Belt turns horizontal on March 25, depending on your latitude and longitude. The Big Dipper's pointers can guide you to Polaris, Arcturus, and Leo. The Leo Triplet of galaxies is visible in spring. On March 28-29, a partial solar eclipse occurs at sunrise in northeastern North America, Greenland, Iceland, and Europe. New York City and Boston have notable observations with maximum obscuration percentages at sunrise. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-march-21-30/