Accra, on Ghana's Atlantic coast at 5.6°N, sits near the equator, giving it a sky where both celestial hemispheres pass overhead through the year. The city's Bortle 7 glow and the humid tropical climate are the main challenges, with cloud common much of the year. Darker skies lie inland away from the coastal strip, reaching Bortle 4 within a couple of hours. The bright equatorial Milky Way core passes high overhead in season. The drier windows — particularly the Harmattan period from December to February, when dry Saharan air reaches the coast — offer the clearest nights, though dust can reduce transparency.