[MortonH]

The other night at home I observed from my apartment balcony and used towels, sheets, etc to block off various lights around the building.

It occurred to me that some kind of portable "light shield" would enable observing from many places that may have only one or two offending lights but otherwise darkish skies.

Various ideas have been running through my head, such as a photographer's backdrop on a stand, but I haven't checked out how expensive that might be. Money is tight after recent purchases so an observing tent, etc. is out.

An observing hood is a possibility but then if you look up you get light in your eye, so I'm looking for something standalone that will work. And it needs to pack down small for transport.

Any ideas?