Clear Outside says 70% clouds at maximum eclipse in Minneapolis. For a lunar eclipse, that's not bad. Depending on how they're arranged and how the wind is blowing, it might even make it more cool looking.
Moon altitude at maximum eclipse, 5:02am, is 20 degrees in Minneapolis and setting. That's lowish; make sure you have a good viewing angle. I'll be trying to see it in St Charles, 17 degrees, 66% cloud.
I'd actually recommend mostly watching *before* maximum eclipse, because the sky will start noticeably brightening around 5:40 (Minneapolis), 5:15 (St Charles). That's halfway through astronomical twilight.
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Moon altitude at maximum eclipse, 5:02am, is 20 degrees in Minneapolis and setting. That's lowish; make sure you have a good viewing angle. I'll be trying to see it in St Charles, 17 degrees, 66% cloud.
I'd actually recommend mostly watching *before* maximum eclipse, because the sky will start noticeably brightening around 5:40 (Minneapolis), 5:15 (St Charles). That's halfway through astronomical twilight.