Up go the outdoor Chrismtas lights, down goes the telescope?

My new neighbors, who have up to now made little use of their new home's
outdoor lighting, recently installed just enough Christmas lights in their
front yard to seriously inhibit my observation of DSOs from the best spot on
my property. I don't know how late they leave them on. The lights were
burning when I left for work at 9:00 p.m. last night but off when I returned
home this morning at 6:30 a.m. (it's still dark in Lake Stevens, Washington
at that hour). Skies are forecast to be partly cloudy tonight and I'll be
ready with the scope if they kill the disruptive display early enough. If
they don't, attempting to bribe them with fruitcake would probably not do
any good. . .it could make the situation even worse!


Martin the grinch