Eifel NP stargazing forecast — Saturday, August 15

NW Germany · Bortle 3 · 50.580, 6.420 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:09 GMT

Fair (Medium confidence)

Short 3h window, otherwise mean cloud 71%. Worth a look if you're nearby.

Best observing window tonight

Sun 6:00 a.m. – Sun 8:00 a.m. (3h, 2% mean cloud)

Astronomical night: Sat 10:54 p.m. → Sun 8:24 a.m.
Moon: Waxing crescent · 7% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night): 71% (min 0%)

Site

Eifel National Park's Dark Sky Park is the closest true DSP to the Ruhr and Cologne conurbations. Vogelsang IP and Astronomie-Workshop Vogelsang run regular public observing nights.

Drive from Toronto: ≈ 1 h from Cologne or Aachen via the A1/A61.

Best time of year: August–April. Weather is Atlantic-influenced — pick nights with high pressure to the north.

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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 Eifel NP: /sites/eifel-np.txt
Structured site data: /sites/eifel-np.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=eifel-np updates continuously.