2017 Total Solar Eclipse In Georgia

The 2017 Eclipse Path in Georgia Map courtesy of Michael Zeiler GreatAmericanEclipse.com

The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse in Georgia and North Carolina

On 2017 August 21, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses the United States of America. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in northern Pacific and crosses the USA from west to east through parts of the following states: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina (a tiny corner of Montana and Iowa are also in the path). A partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering all of North America (See Map).

Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta are all near misses (eclipse magnitudes 0.997, 0.993 and 0.971) as the eclipse track crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains separating Tennessee from Georgia and North Carolina. However, only the northeast (Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia) and southwest (Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina) corners of these two states lie within the path. The shadow quickly sweeps across them before entering South Carolina, the final state in the eclipse track.

Safe Eclipse Viewing

Every total eclipse of the Sun begins and ends with a partial eclipse. The partial phases require either a projection technique or a special solar filter to be viewed safely. Read more about this at Safe Solar Eclipse Viewing.

Of course during the few brief minutes of Totality when the Sun's disk is completely covered by the Moon, it is then safe to look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or through a telescope or binoculars.