# Fuerteventura Starlight Reserve

Region: Canary Islands, Spain, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 28.4, -14.05
Bortle class: 2 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: ≈ 30–60 min from Puerto del Rosario to interior desert pull-offs like Sicasumbre or Tefía.
Best time: October–April for cool desert nights; summer is hot but still clear.

## Overview
Fuerteventura is a Starlight Reserve entirely surrounded by ocean — desert horizons, warm winter nights, and very low humidity make it the darkest Canary Island by area.

## What to see
Milky Way, zodiacal light in spring twilights, planets low over the Atlantic.

## Highlights
- Sicasumbre and Tefía dedicated astronomical viewpoints
- Bortle 2 across most of the island's interior
- Warm winter observing — no snow, minimal dew

## Tips
- Arrive at dusk and give your eyes 20+ minutes to dark-adapt
- Use a red headlamp — white light kills night vision
- Bring warm layers; European mountain and coastal sites drop sharply after sunset

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Fuerteventura at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=fuerteventura-starlight

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/fuerteventura-starlight.json


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Source app: Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky (https://ontarionightsky.com)
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