Gregory Shanos is perhaps the "eclipse king."
"I've seen twelve of them all around the world," said Shanos.
The Great American Eclipse usually happens about once a lifetime. Shanos said the last time we've had a similar event was in 1918.
"It really is spectacular everybody needs to observe it, but you do need special glasses," said Shanos.
Most public libraries are handing out the eclipse glasses for free.
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The glasses block out most of the sun's rays. Shanos said most of Florida will see about an 80-percent eclipse.
"I've heard crickets chirping, it's getting dark and they sense the darkness so they react to it," said Shanos.
The eclipse will last from 1:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. with the max darkness being at 2:50 p.m.
