Pic du Midi stargazing forecast — Saturday, August 15

Best observing window tonight

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

Astronomical night

Sat 11:02 p.m. → Sun 9:06 a.m.

Moon

Waxing crescent · 7% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

100%   (min 100%)

Site

Pic du Midi de Bigorre is a 2,877 m Pyrenean summit — an active research observatory that also runs public overnight stays. It sits at the heart of one of Europe's largest and highest Dark Sky Reserves.

Drive from Toronto: Cable car from La Mongie ski station (30 min from Tarbes) up to the summit — public transport / drive to the base.

Best time of year: May through October for the summit; the cable car and overnight programme run seasonally.

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 Pic du Midi: /sites/pic-du-midi-idsr.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/pic-du-midi-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=pic-du-midi-idsr updates continuously.