I remember wishing that, when it came to celebrating the Millennium, somehow instead of all the fireworks, or maybe after all the fireworks, every one could turn off all the houselights and the streetlights, and let us look at the incredible sight of the stars for once. There they are, above our heads all the time, and most of us never get to see more than a handful of the brightest ones.

There are things that could be done to make it a bit better, like requiring that street lights should all have hoods that direct the light downwards. Here is a link to the British Astonomical Associations backed Campaign for Dark Skies