Stars

I got home late last night and while I was walking inside I decided to look up and check out the stars. However I could barely see a star in the sky. This is weird to me because were I grew up you can see every star in the universe it seems.  I realize that the lights of the city create light pollution in which we cannot see the stars but it is still very interesting to me that that could happen. I would never think that natural light could be drowned out by artificial light but I guess when the powers aren't equal the more powerful one wins which in this case is the city lights. Furthermore I think there should be an ordinance that all city light be cut off at midnight so people everywhere can still enjoy the stars in the night sky.