If you’ve been waiting to catch the late-summer Milky Way, this week is your window. Cloud cover models show Wednesday and Thursday nights as the clearest across most of the Maritimes, with transparency ratings near the top of the scale.

The moon sets before midnight both nights, leaving several hours of properly dark sky. Head anywhere 30 minutes outside city limits and let your eyes adjust for 20 minutes.

By Friday a low-pressure system moves in, so don’t put it off.