Manitoulin (Gordon's Park) 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 4:37 p.m. → Sat 2:28 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

2%   (min 0%)

Site

Gordon's Park is the only commercial dark-sky preserve in Canada — a curated experience with on-site observing fields, scheduled Star Parties, dedicated Aurora Borealis watch nights, and the famously sold-out Moonlight Hike and Wolf Howl events.

Drive from Toronto: ≈ 6 hours via Highway 69 and the Little Current Swing Bridge — or via the Chi-Cheemaun ferry from Tobermory.

Best time of year: Star Parties run summer through early autumn. Aurora Nights are scheduled around solar-active windows — currently elevated through 2026.

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 Manitoulin (Gordon's Park): /sites/manitoulin.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/manitoulin.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=manitoulin updates continuously.