I would argue that it&#x27;s not so much that people ignore or have forgotten the stellar sky.<p>Instead for most of us we cannot see more than 30 or so stars plus a few planets, due to light-pollution.  So trying to do back-yard astronomy or simply star-gaze is futile and therefore we carry on with other pursuits.<p>Take people out to a dark site and they will always be awe-struck by the <i>real</i> night sky.  Once you&#x27;ve persuaded them to go 100 miles into the wilderness...  but in daily life the stars, galaxies and nebulae are simply pretty pictures in books.