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Mesa Verde stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

SW CO · Bortle 2 · 37.231, -108.462 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:07 GMT

Poor   (Medium confidence)

No sustained clear window; brief gaps possible (min cloud 34%).

Best observing window tonight

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

Astronomical night
Fri 2:07 p.m. → Sat 12:30 a.m.
Moon
New moon · 2% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night)
84%   (min 34%)

Site

Mesa Verde preserves some of the best-known cliff dwellings in North America, and in 2021 became the 100th International Dark Sky Park worldwide. High elevation, dry air and a location far from major cities give it some of the darkest skies remaining in the contiguous US.

Drive from Toronto: The park entrance is on Highway 160, about 10 miles east of Cortez, Colorado.

Best time of year: Summer hosts an annual Star Party; spring and fall offer cooler, equally dark nights.

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Citations & data sources

This is a build-time snapshot — the live forecast at https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=mesa-verde-np updates continuously.