Mount Katahdin Night Sky
Maine's highest peak under a dark-sky night: stars, meteors, and the aurora on the big nights.
About this view
Mount Katahdin is Maine's highest point at 5,269 ft (1,606 m) and the northern end of the Appalachian Trail. This live webcam sits on the shore of Millinocket Lake and faces north toward the mountain, next door to New England's first International Dark Sky Sanctuary.
It is a full-frame camera on a fast 24 mm lens, built for the dark, which is why the sky looks brighter on this stream than it does to the naked eye: the Milky Way over the peak, the Perseids in August, the Geminids in December, and on the biggest storms, Kp 8, the aurora borealis reaching down to 45°N.
Eastern time is UTC−5, UTC−4 in summer. The sky is darkest from about 10 pm, new-moon weeks are best for stars, and any geomagnetic alert is worth opening the 24/7 live stream for: the northern lights are rare here, and unforgettable.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Mount Katahdin Night Sky live cam located?
- The camera looks over Millinocket Lake, Maine, in United States. Its position is 45.727°N, 68.857°W, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Mount Katahdin Night Sky camera?
- Millinocket Lake, Maine runs on UTC−4, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Millinocket Lake, Maine?
- Yes — the closest ones are Market Square, LaGuardia Airport Live and Times Square North in 4K. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by Boston and Maine Live, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
