Stargazing at Headlands International Dark Sky Park
A Lake Michigan shoreline park at the tip of the Lower Peninsula.
- Sky
- Dark
- Coordinates
- 45.77°, -84.78°
- Region
- Michigan
A Lake Michigan shoreline park at the tip of the Lower Peninsula.
Friday, Oct 2 · Bortle 1 sky · Michigan
The core stays low (9° at best).
Galactic core season
The core only skims the horizon after dark this time of year, too low to show well. It climbs clear of it again from March 4. The best weeks, when the core is up the whole dark night, are May 22 – Jul 15.
9:36 pm
Orionids meteor shower
Active now, peaks Oct 21 · up to 20 meteors an hour under dark skies