Spent the evening with my 8 year old daugther watching the eclipse with a telescope in our spare bedroom whilst my 15 year old was out with my wife at the ballet. I had to explain what was happening, drawing pictures so that she could understand. A very enjoyable evening starring in to the sky.
When my wife and older daughter returned from the ballet and I pointed out the eclipse and she reminded me that I had done the same thing with her a few years ago when we had the solar eclipse.
Thinking back I can remember watching the comet that visible in the sky (was visible for a couple of days/weeks) with my eldest son, who is now 20, back when he was about 5 -- can't remember the comet's name, can someone jog my aging memory?