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One of the biggest secrets a night sky holds is the moon, and Chris Hattings, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Riverton, is saying that Wyoming Residents could get a clear view of a total lunar eclipse happening Sunday, May 15.

According to the National Weather Service, for southeast Wyoming residents, ''Total eclipse begins at 511 AM MDT. Greatest eclipse is at 519 AM MDT. Total eclipse ends at 526 AM MDT."

Tourism generates about $14 million in sales taxes in Natrona County.

Most of the travel spending -- $60.6 million -- is attributed to travelers staying overnight somewhere in Wyoming.

There was no precedent for such a crowd and no opportunity for a trial run.

Emergency planners prepared for the worst, but the big crowds were behaved and clean.

The average price for rooms was $405 per night during August.

Year-to-date visitation in Yellowstone National Park in 2017 is 17.4 percent higher than in 2012 when the park hosted 2,710,519 visits.

Highway Patrol troopers issued 59 citations for possession of marijuana.

Wednesday, representatives of state agencies gave the final news conference and statistics about the eclipse's effects on Wyoming.