Pyhä-Luosto stargazing forecast — Sunday, August 16

Best observing window tonight

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

Astronomical night

Sun 12:52 a.m. → Sun 7:43 a.m.

Moon

Waxing crescent · 7% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

100%   (min 100%)

Site

Pyhä-Luosto is a fell-tundra national park in Finnish Lapland with a certified dark-sky observing area right next to a full ski resort. It's the easiest Lapland aurora trip that combines comfort and dark skies.

Drive from Toronto: ≈ 1.5 h from Rovaniemi airport up the E75.

Best time of year: September to March for aurora; the aurora observation deck at Luosto is signposted from the resort.

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 Pyhä-Luosto: /sites/pyha-luosto-np.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/pyha-luosto-np.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=pyha-luosto-np updates continuously.