Do you feel a twinge of sadness when you can’t see many stars in the sky?

The number of stars visible to the naked eye at night in some places could be halved in less than 20 years. Photo: AFP

Stargazing and seeing a multitude of these tiny glowing entities in the sky is becoming an increasingly rare occurrence.

Do you feel a twinge of nostalgia when you recall childhood evenings spent admiring the starry skies? If the answer is yes, you’re most likely suffering from “noctalgia”, a term coined by astronomers that has also been described as meaning “sky grief”.