[grellis]

My 8-year old kid has been driving me NUTS about wanting to stay up and watch this. I don’t have any problem letting him stay up, but given that it’s February and we live in Michigan, it’ll probably be cloudy and snowing.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

You never know. The newcomers generally have beginner's luck. Good luck to you. It's not too late and we'll not see another lunar eclipse until Dec 2010. You want the 8-yr old to be complaining for two years??????

Have him/her visit the Sky & Telescope magazine webpage (link above and in masthead). That way if it's cloudy, you'll know where the moon should be. Full moon lunar eclipses are always in the Eastern sky. Heck, maybe you;ll see a reduction of the moonshine through the clouds. That could hold em over till 10 yrs old.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Nice viewing tonight. Perfect conditions in SW Ohio. Don’t forget to look in the constellation Perseus for the naked eye comet. It’s easy to spot if you know where to look. Binoculars really help, tho.