Light Pollution - what can you do?
Use your house or other buildings to block out light sources.
Encourage neighbors to turn out lights while you are observing.
Observe late in evening - fewer lights are on
check what your limiting magnitude is - what is the faintest star that you can see with the naked eye - use the Little Dipper as a guide.
Find a remote dark sky site for observing
resort to brute force - get a bigger light bucket (telescope).