Dr. T.K. Lawless Park stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

No clear window of 2+ hours during tonight's astronomical night.

Astronomical night

Fri 4:45 p.m. → Sat 2:52 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

92%   (min 56%)

Site

Dr. T.K. Lawless Park is an 850-acre Cass County park in southwest Michigan, deeded to the county in 1971 by the physician it's named for. It earned International Dark Sky Park status in 2019, making it one of the closest true dark-sky sites to the Chicago and Detroit metro areas.

Drive from Toronto: Located in Cass County in Michigan's southwest corner, off M-60 near Vandalia.

Best time of year: Spring through fall on new-moon weekends; the park hosts organized astronomy events through local clubs.

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 Dr. T.K. Lawless Park: /sites/dr-tk-lawless-park.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/dr-tk-lawless-park.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=dr-tk-lawless-park updates continuously.