Stephen Foster SP stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

Fri 8:00 p.m. – Sat 2:00 a.m. (7h, 5% mean cloud)

Astronomical night

Fri 4:12 p.m. → Sat 2:55 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

23%   (min 1%)

Site

Stephen C. Foster State Park is a small park deep inside Georgia's vast Okefenokee Swamp, and in 2016 it became the first International Dark Sky Park in Georgia — later upgraded to Gold-tier, DarkSky's darkest rating.

Drive from Toronto: In far southeastern Georgia near Fargo, GA, reached via GA-177 through the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

Best time of year: Cooler months (fall through spring) avoid the swamp's peak insect season and give clearer, less humid skies.

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 Stephen Foster SP: /sites/stephen-foster-sp.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/stephen-foster-sp.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=stephen-foster-sp updates continuously.