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Chesterman Beach

Tofino, Canada4.7

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Waxing Crescent · 29% illuminated

Chesterman Beach
Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC-BY · via Wikimedia Commons
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A wide beach just south of town with open sky and the sound of surf.

Free public access · Gates close None · Parking: Small lot

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Pro drawer — technical metrics
Bortle class
4
SQM
21.1 mag/arcsec²
Elevation
2 m
South horizon
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North horizon
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Moon
29% · Waxing Crescent
Light dome
—
lp zone
3a
bortle note
Estimated from modelled zenith brightness, not a field reading
bortle source
lorenz_atlas_2025_zenith