Escape the hustle and bustle of modern life and turn your eyes to the skies. Find the best night sky viewing spots in Southern California and learn how to get ready for the best shows in the galaxy.
In this 30 second exposure, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower as a photographer wipes moisture from the camera lenses Friday, August 12, 2016 in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. | NASA/Bill Ingalls
From early January to late December, Southern California is filled with star-studded shows — in the sky! Here are a few tips to get the most out of the experience.
The biggest — and widely considered the best — meteor showers of the year will be peaking this week and weekend, starting around midnight on August 12 through 14. Here are the best places to catch this celestial show in Southern California.
Southern California is a wonderland for the outer space enthusiast. Space exploration's influence on SoCal can be found all over — sometimes in unexpected places.
Urban lights have encroached on the county's dark skies since the mid-20th Century, but there are still a lot of stars to gaze at -- enough that some locales are home to astro-tourism businesses.