As well as some of the darkest skies on the U.S. East Coast, it's also the nation's southernmost point. At 24.5 degrees north, just above the Tropic of Cancer, it's possible to see many stars and deep ...

As the sun sets behind the mountains and trees, the surface of the lake turns dark, and the sky transforms into a canvas of stars. Winter nights in the Lake Tahoe Basin take on a magical allure.