On Saturday, March 29, 2025, a rare partial solar eclipse will rise over the northeast U.S. and Canada, creating a crescent-shaped sunrise.

Early morning risers who head out to work and school before sunrise are likely beginning to notice an extremely bright star-like object appearing low in the eastern sky just before the sun itself.

One of those objects is M63, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy. It lies relatively close to the constellation’s alpha star, magnitude 2.9 Cor Caroli. From this sun, move your telescope 5.3° to ...