How to watch the solar eclipse in Atlanta

People watch a total solar eclipse through protective glasses in Madras, Oregon on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. On April 8, 2024, there will be a partial solar eclipse visible in Atlanta. (Courtesy of NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Atlanta isn’t in the path of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be anything to see here.

Totality is a unique experience. The moon completely shadows the sun. The sky gets dark and the temperature drops. Stars come out. Animals respond like night is falling.

That’s not what’s going to happen here. (Though there was a total solar eclipse in part of Georgia several years ago.)