[Thermalseeker]

If you keep your light to yourself, have at it. Just don't shine it in the direction of my telescopes.

I concur. What amazes me is there are so many people afraid of the dark as evidenced by all the street lights. Personally, I like by property being dark at night. It makes it easier to see the 'perps with flashlights......

[Strategerist]

For quite a while I lived in a very rural portion of the Eastern Shore of Maryland...

It was, though, a small subdivision surrounded by farmlands. Lived there 7 years, not one instance of crime there the whole time.

However, 3 or 4 of the surrounding houses felt compelled to have 8 trillion candlepower unshielded outdoor lights on CONTINUOUSLY every night. Could barely see stars, meteor showers, the aurora, etc.