Lunar Eclipse, Aug 28, 2007

The above diagram (created with LunarPhase Pro) shows the passage of the Moon through the Earth's shadow. The mid-gray ring is the Earth's Penumbral shadow - you won't see any change in the Moon's appearance here. When the Moon passes through the Earth's Umbral shadow - the dark-grey circle at the center of the disgram - the Moon will turn a coppery-red in color. The times listed are in GMT, so you'll need to adjust them for where you live (although LunarPhase Pro can do that for you).

In the early hours of that morning a colorful lunar eclipse will be visible from five continents including most of North America. Unfortunately, the eclipse will not be visible for Europe or Africa.

The event begins 54 minutes past midnight PDT (0754 UT) on August 28th when the Moon enters Earth's shadow. At first, there's little change. The outskirts of Earth's shadow are as pale as the Moon itself; an onlooker might not even realize anything is happening. But as the Moon penetrates deeper, a startling metamorphosis occurs. Around 2:52 am PDT (0952 UT), the color of the Moon changes from moondust-gray to sunset-red. This is totality, and it lasts for 90 minutes.

You don't need a telescope to watch the spectacle.

There's more information about the eclipse, with times and diagrams at:
Aug. 2007 Moon Eclipse

For more information about the Moon, try these sites:
Night Sky Observer Moon Page
Moon Phases on Squidoo
LunarPhase Pro Moon Astronomy Software