ATLANTA — While Georgia was not within the path of totality, we still got a pretty good show with the solar eclipse as the forecast for cloud cover improved.
Sadly, the next solar eclipse for our area isn't for several more decades.
But, if you missed Monday's celestial event or simply want to relive the magic at home, we've got a rundown of the best moments throughout the day.
Metro Atlanta residents gather at Stone Mountain and Tellus Science Museum
Groups gathered around the state to see the eclipse. Stone Mountain Park said it had a great turnout of about 5,000 guests on top of the mountain.
11Alive's Chris Holcomb snapped photos of people waiting to use the telescope at Tellus Science Museum.
Eclipse mania gripped Mexico, the U.S., and Canada as the moon swept in front of the sun, blotting out daylight. Almost everyone in North America was guaranteed at least a partial eclipse, weather permitting.
It was the continent’s biggest eclipse audience ever, with a couple hundred million people living in or near the shadow’s path, plus scores of out-of-towners flocking in.
Look through the telescope at Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta
The video below shows the view of when the solar eclipse reached its peak in Georgia.
Watch the path of totality in Texas
And here's a look at what people in Kerrville, Texas, could see for the path of totality.
During Monday's full eclipse, the moon slipped right in front of the sun, entirely blocking it. The resulting twilight, with only the sun’s outer atmosphere or corona visible, would be long enough for birds and other animals to fall silent and for planets, stars and maybe even a comet to pop out.
The out-of-sync darkness lasted up to 4 minutes and 28 seconds. That's almost twice as long as it was during the U.S. coast-to-coast eclipse seven years ago because the moon is closer to Earth. It will be another 21 years before the U.S. sees another total solar eclipse on this scale.
It took just 1 hour and 40 minutes for the moon's shadow to race more than 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers) across the continent.
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MARTA and the 'eclipse' humor
Take a look at this flashback from MARTA. On social media, the transit authority joked that "an eclipse occurs when a much smaller object travels between the viewer and something much larger," and it showed the classic moment a MARTA bus came right in front of the camera when the Georgia Dome was being imploded in 2017.
What a time. 😂
Astronomer talks about solar eclipse
Even though Georgia wasn't in the path of totality, there was still a sight to see!
Reactions from viewers
11Alive talked to people who wanted to take the moment in! Here's what one mom had to say.
And one little boy was excited to share what he saw.
Generations gathered to view the solar eclipse on Stone Mountain and explained what they saw.
