Reminds me of the proposal made by some very wealthy people who moved from CA into a rural town (totally dependent on timber, fish, and a paper mill) in WA where I lived. They wanted to have the town turn out all the lights by 10 pm so the could see the stars ... Meanwhile, just outside of town it was totally dark.
I thought North Korea already did this...
For the first time in my life this city boy (suburban boy,actually) saw a night sky that absolutely astounded me.I didn't have the faintest idea that there were nearly that many stars in the sky.
One of the things on my bucket list is visiting the Atacama Desert...where many of the biggest and most important telescopes are located.