Kerry Reserve stargazing forecast — Saturday, August 15

Iveragh Peninsula, Ireland · Bortle 2 · 51.850, -10.350 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:08 GMT

Poor (Medium confidence)

No sustained clear window; brief gaps possible (min cloud 39%).

Best observing window tonight

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

Astronomical night: Sat 10:05 p.m. → Sun 7:27 a.m.
Moon: Waxing crescent · 7% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night): 88% (min 39%)

Site

The Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve is Europe's only gold-tier Reserve on an Atlantic coast. From Ballinskelligs and Valentia Island the Milky Way rises straight out of the ocean on clear autumn nights.

Drive from Toronto: ≈ 3.5 h by car from Cork Airport, or 4 h from Kerry Airport (Farranfore) down the Ring of Kerry N70.

Best time of year: August to April around new moon. Nights are short in June/July at 52° N; September–March offer 10+ hours of true darkness.

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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 Kerry Reserve: /sites/kerry-idsr.txt
Structured site data: /sites/kerry-idsr.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=kerry-idsr updates continuously.