it in casper, wyoming, the total eclipse is set to hit 11: 11:43:00 a.m. local time. he is a professor of science at the university of wyoming. you have seen for eclipse, how does this eclipse stack up to the others? we are having a great time here, this is my fifth eclipse i have seen which has now started here in casper, wyoming. we are right in the center of wyoming on a bluff overlooking the city. i am surrounded by about 50 amateur astronomers and the mood is electric here in the atmosphere. we ve got the google exploratory at mega movie team, they are putting all their images together.