Many traveling to areas along the path of totality where the sun will be completely covered by the moon. Mark matthews reports from casper, wyoming, one of the prime viewing spots. Reporter weve come to casper, wyoming. And the reason were here is casper, wyoming, is right on the center line of mondays total eclipse. This is the media center. You can see that they are putting up telescopes rather than television cameras. Reporter and this is the parking lot of the event center where im told tens of thousands of people will show up monday morning. This is Second Street in downtown casper. There are 59,000 people that live in casper, but these folks, theyre not any of them. Wisconsin. Wisconsin . Wisconsin. Washington state. Phoenix, arizona. Phoenix . Reporter they pretty well have Second Street blocked off with about three blocks of tents selling mostly tshirts and eclipse glasses. How are you . How much are your eclipse glasses . 3. Reporter rooms here in casper go for a whole lot mor
How much are your eclipse glasses . 3. Reporter rooms here in casper go for a whole lot more. Well, airbnb told me, they suggested 35 a night. And tell me again what their rates are . For the room, 385 a night for your room with a private bed, bath and shes paying 350 because she doesnt have private bath, and the downstairs is 390 a night. Reporter 400 a night is what theyre getting at the local motels. The difference is most of these places sold out six months ago. Reporting from casper, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. While mark is there in the path of totality, plenty of excitement here in the bay area. People gathering to learn the Science Behind tomorrows big show. Nbc bay areas thom jensen is at the space and Science Center in oakland. A great viewing spot there as well. Reporter the rent here much cheaper. Free at the chabot space and Science Center. The viewing starts about 8 00 in the morning, about two hours before the total eclipse of the sun. They wont be showing the even
Its one where if you dont have the safe glasses, you can view it here. And the massive live broadcasts of the rare event will be shown on all of the screens. The observatory decks will be open for live viewing with the eclipsesafe glasses. Eye doctors say you should not look directly at the sun without those eye glasses or other viewing devices. The sunlight has ultraviolet radiation. If you stare directly at the sun or at an eclipse, it can cause permanent damage to the eye. Reporter the only too many you can take the glasses off is during the totality of it, when it is fully covered. Those who have witnessed the phenomenon say it can be overwhelming. Here at the science center, like most places, theyve run out of the eclipse viewing glasses. But they open at 8 00 sharp tomorrow morning and the theaters will also be open and showing that nasa live broadcast. Live in oakland, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. We have reaction from people who spent the day learning about the Science Behin
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Front of the american tomorrow night. The passing of n chester. Massive crowd has also xwatherred the gathered there. Continue to story out of the south and storm will align, turning daylight into darkness. The Franklin Institute will have a number of ways to see the event during a Free Viewing Party off the parkway. Today, a lot of people were on a mission to find the special glasses. We talked to a surgeon at wills eye center. Looking at the eclipse without special glasses can do permanent damage to your eyes. Youre doing something you dont normally do, and thats where the recipe for disaster comes. Once it happens, we dont have a good way to make it go away. Those lucky enough to have glass should put them on before they look up. If you do not have them, theyre now lets get to the forecast with erika martin. Is rain a threat to hit the region . Heres the deal. We do have some clouds and scattered showers flirting with our viewing area. Im going to time that out for you. Neighborhood