Solar eclipse crosses over Georgia Saturday

A total solar eclipse is seen on Monday, August 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Turn around, bright eyes — on the afternoon of Oct. 14, because Georgians will have a chance to see a solar eclipse.

From 11:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the peak viewing around 1:15 p.m., the state will see the moon pass in front of the sun.

“This particular eclipse is kind of a hybrid because the moon is just a little bit further away than it needs to be,” said astronomer David Dundee of the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville. “So the moon is a little bit smaller than it should be.”