Suburbs aren't as bad as you might imagine. I observe from my patio under Bortle 6 skies (you can looks yours up at https://flexspec1.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Suburbs aren't as bad as you might imagine. I observe from my patio under Bortle 6 skies (you can looks yours up at https://flexspec1.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ https://flexspec1.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) with a 5" telescope. We use to have a robotic telescope located in Cambridge, MA and it produced useful science.