On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse is crossing North America. Some are calling it the Great American Eclipse, and Georgia is one of the states that the eclipse’s path of totality — a 70-mile-wide ribbon — will cross, according to NASA.
While metro Atlanta itself is not in the path of totality, the northeastern tip of the state, including Union and Rabun counties, is. Still, most cities in the metro area will see at least 95 percent or more of a partial eclipse.
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