Niamh,
would you touch on the role of light pollution in limiting our view of the sky? A long running project that asks participants to report on their view of a certain constellation each month is Globe at Night.
During the darkest part of the month you are asked to go outside about an hour after sunset and compare what you see to magnitude charts. For October 2024 the dates are
24 September 2024 – 03 October 2024 and then 24 October 2024 – 02 November 2024 for Cygnus and Pegasus.
The closer to the winter solstice you leave this activity, the earlier they will be able to go outside.