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Point Pelee stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Essex, ON · Bortle 4 · 41.967, -82.517 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:06 GMT

Good   (High confidence)

3h clear window during astronomical night, mean cloud 43%.

Best observing window tonight

Fri 8:00 p.m. – Fri 10:00 p.m. (3h, 9% mean cloud)

Astronomical night
Fri 4:32 p.m. → Sat 2:38 a.m.
Moon
New moon · 2% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night)
43%   (min 0%)

Site

Point Pelee dips farther south than the northern border of California. That low latitude does something subtle but real for stargazers: the southern Milky Way climbs higher here than anywhere else in mainland Canada. On a July night the galactic centre — the part you usually need a Caribbean cruise for — clears the trees and stares back at you across Lake Erie.

Drive from Toronto: ≈ 4 hours south-west via Highways 401 and 3.

Best time of year: Mid-July to mid-August for the highest galactic core. The park hosts a free Dark Sky Night every October when overnight access is officially allowed.

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Citations & data sources

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