Sunday, April 7, 2024–6:33 p.m.

-Staff reports-

On Monday, area residents will be donning those special glasses and looking toward the sky.

A solar eclipse, with about 84 percent coverage of the sun Monday afternoon.

A couple of viewing opportunities are available.

The Tellus Science Museum Observatory in Cartersville will be open from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m. for guests to view the eclipse with their solar telescope.

The museum will also have live views of totality from other locations across the country via NASA’s stream in the Theater.

In addition to solar viewing, there will also be hands-on activities including making a solar bead bracelet and eclipse chalk art.

Plus, enjoy giveaways of solar viewing glasses and Mini Moon Pies. Giveaways are free for museum guests and are one per guest, while supplies last.

“This is the last solar eclipse that we will see in Georgia with this much coverage until 2045, so make sure you take the chance to view it,” said Tellus Astronomy Program Manager, Karisa Zdanky. “While we won’t reach the same level of darkness as areas in the path of totality, this is still an impressive astronomical event to witness.”

Berry College will host a solar eclipse viewing starting at 1:30 p.m. in Berry’s football stadium.

Viewing the eclipse without proper precautions can result in serious side effects and eclipse glasses are highly recommended.

Eclipse glasses will be offered to participants and solar telescopes will be set up for the viewing.

The partial eclipse begins at 1:45 pm, will reach maximum at 3:04 pm, and will end at 4:21 pm.