Or maybe you can....
https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-t...ights-went-out
(Original on Vimeo - https://vimeo.com/113287920 - didn't seem to load as media into the post so had to use Youtube.)
Nick Buer explains how it's done:
"“The city shots were captured during the day and processed to look like night and the night sky shots were captured from dark locations around the South of England to ensure that the stars are astronomically correct for the latitude of London. I have also processed the astro shots to be more sympathetic to what the naked eye would see in terms of saturation and detail.”"
Then from an American persepective:
Also this - https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-t...PLqyoFALtaOftc
The website states:
"Earlier this year, an international study estimated that 60 percent of Europeans and 80 percent of North Americans now live in areas where they can't see the Milky Way at night. And that's a problem, because the stars above don't just give us a pretty view for our evening's entertainment – there's evidence that the constant level of artificial, ambient light on Earth is messing with our natural circadian rhythms.
And not just in the big cities. As you can see from the latest maps, light pollution stretches way out into rural areas as well.
Researchers in the UK have previously spotted signs that this artificial light is confusing trees and plants too, leading certain flora to initiate spring early. Flowers that bloom early can have real knock-on effects on the natural food chain, so we're not just talking about a few extra weeks of leaves on trees."
Put less night time light on my list of things to do if I were dictator for a day....