I started off with another H.A. Rey book - "Find the Constellations". It still appears to be available on Amazon. The other things that inspired me were the space program and Dr. Mark Littman from the Hansen Planetarium. I sure used to love watching Dr. Littman on the "Fireman Frank" show in the mornings. I was really disappointed when SL county got rid of him. BTW, I was excited to see the article in S&T by Dr. Littman. Clear skies, Dale. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:12 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] H.A. Rey's The Stars A New Way to See Them going out of print? I never saw this book until I was in my 20's. I learned the constellations at age 10 thanks to the Edmund Star and Satellite Pathfiner planisphere, and the Skalnate Pleso (Rocky Lake) star atlas, and John Moseley at the Hansen Planetarium. My inspiration was the space program, of course, and Star Trek. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com