Copper Breaks stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

Fri 4:00 p.m. – Sat 2:00 a.m. (11h, 0% mean cloud)

Astronomical night

Fri 3:27 p.m. → Sat 2:00 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

0%   (min 0%)

Site

Copper Breaks is out on the Texas plains, far from any big city, and the state park calls it a stargazer's dream for good reason — the International Dark Sky Association has designated it an official Dark Sky Park.

Drive from Toronto: Fly into Dallas-Fort Worth or Lubbock, then drive roughly 3–4 hours to the park near Quanah, TX.

Best time of year: New-moon nights in the cooler months, when the plains air is driest.

Citations & data sources

• Open-Meteo Forecast API (cloud, humidity, wind, visibility)
• Open-Meteo astronomical data (sunrise, sunset, moon)
• Bortle scale reference for site darkness
• Editorial guide for Copper Breaks: /sites/copper-breaks-sp.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/copper-breaks-sp.json
• Live MCP server (AI agents): https://koohxdehsweadgdegrly.supabase.co/functions/v1/mcp

This is a build-time snapshot — the live forecast at https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=copper-breaks-sp updates continuously.