Headlands stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

Fri 5:00 p.m. – Sat 2:00 a.m. (10h, 2% mean cloud)

Astronomical night

Fri 4:49 p.m. → Sat 2:39 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

2%   (min 0%)

Site

Headlands International Dark Sky Park sits on the northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, right on Lake Michigan, and runs a full calendar of free public night-sky programs year-round — no telescope or experience required.

Drive from Toronto: Located just west of Mackinaw City, MI, off US-31.

Best time of year: Programs run all year; the open lake horizon to the north makes this one of the better aurora-watching spots in the lower 48.

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 Headlands: /sites/headlands-dsp.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/headlands-dsp.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=headlands-dsp updates continuously.