LISTEN: Everything you want to know about the eclipse in one podcast

On Monday Aug. 21, Greenville will be in total darkness in the middle of the afternoon, thanks to the Great American Eclipse. The total solar eclipse will cross the United States from Oregon through South Carolina and pass over no other countries along its path. The path is so rare, an eclipse like this is something we'll never see again in our lifetimes.

Hotels in our area are booked and event tickets are sold out, as hundreds of thousands of people plan to flock to the Upstate to witness the rare event.

Greenville, SC will be in totality at about 2:38 p.m. on Aug. 21. With all of the excitement, there are still a lot of questions to be answered about what the eclipse is and why it's such a big deal.

Members of The Greenville News staff sat down with Greg Cornwell, Planetarium and Public Program Specialist at Roper Mountain Science Center, to answer some of those burning questions. 

Follow along in the podcast found at the top of this story.

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