Astronomy for Urbanites

A quick reprocess of my data from 5-31. Of course I feel it could be better but I'm not entirely sure how.

If you live in an area where it's cold and dry or hot and humid you may find yourself wishing you weren't outside but the draw of the night sky is simply too much to keep you comfy. I'm from Texas where cold is anything below 40F and hot is something over 100F. In the four weeks of winter the best observing nights always come after a nice cold Canadian front roars down from the tundra, across the midwestern states and down through the Gulf of Mexico. This gives us nice clear air at the expense of temperatures in the lower 20's or upper teens.

There has been plenty of talk about the lighting around White Rock lake in Dallas. The White Rock Lake Foundation began working with Dallas Parks & Recreation to install 90 to 100 lights around the perimeter and on select parking lots to 'improve security' around those areas. Local residents don't seem to be convinced.

White Rock Lake Foundation website: http://www.whiterocklakefoundation.org/lighting.html

Local TV News article (CBS 11) : http://cbs11tv.com/local/White.Rock.Lake.2.879466.html

What do you observe with? Ye olde Mk. 1 eyeballs? (Maybe Mk. 2 if you've had LASIK) Binoculars? A small telescope? Remote imaging? Just browse through the Hubble images? If you're outside where do you tend to look up from? The back yard of your suburban McMansion, the nearest park where you won't get mugged? Perhaps you drive to the countryside to get away from the lovely night light (pollution). We'd like to know.