In total, it's nearly a three-hour event, with just shy of two-and-a-half minutes of totality for places like Casper, which lie on the centerline of the eclipse.
The end of the world? Explosions? Lizard People? A government cover-up? Check out some of the conspiracy theories that have folks on edge for the eclipse.
While we've been advising the Casper townsfolk to prepare themselves for the upcoming eclipse weekend, it seems that the paranoia may have started a tad prematurely.