Aha! I get the feeling that you are a "quilting astronomer" or an "astronomer quilter"! So now there are at least TWO of us who spend clear dark nights at a telescope and cloudy nights doing applique, FMQ, or piecing. I'm in SoCal but am planning to watch the Perseids in the "wee hours" after moonset when Perseus is near zenith. The H.A. Rey book is truly a treasure and still one of my favorites to refer to at public outreach events.