(Douglas Zimmerman for the Bay Area News Group) People often are surprised at just how much of the vast universe you can see even with simple magnification. And like many hobbies, stargazing can ...

Put simply, for the best stargazing, you want to be in a place ... so is getting to the side of a wilderness area or body of water. Elevation can help too, because you'll be above the haze ...

The resultant shockwave flattened an estimated 80 million trees over an area of 830 square miles and ... Anyway, hopefully June’s stargazing endeavors won’t reveal any terrifying asteroids ...