ATLANTA — A partial solar eclipse will be visible from Georgia this weekend but let's consider for a moment you don't have those ISO-certified safety glasses. Thankfully, there are other ways to see the eclipse without looking directly at the sun.
As Dr. James Sowell, the director of the Georgia Tech Observatory, explained, you can do so with common objects lying around your house.
"First off, you can use a mirror and just shine it on the wall," he explained, before adding "you'd see the eclipse happening on the wall."
Another suggestion? Using a pinhole camera. You make a small pinhole in aluminum foil or in another object and watch as the light passes through the small hole. You can even multiply that effect with a colander.
With each of these, your small circles of light will become blocked as the moon passes in between the Earth and sun.
At its maximum, the eclipse will have about half of the sun blocked.
The weekend's eclipse starts around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday and will end about three hours later.
Where to watch the solar eclipse in Georgia
Tellus Science Museum
- When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- More details: Annular Solar Eclipse at the observatory; Regular admission required, viewing glasses available for purchase.
Switzer Library
- When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- How to sign up: Sidewalk Science: Solar Eclipse Day | Cobb County Georgia
Emory University
- When: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Full details: Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing
Georgia Tech
- When: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Full details: Georgia Tech Observatory Public Nights
NASA live stream
- When: Starts at 11:30 a.m.
- Full details: Watch as a "ring of fire" eclipse travels across the U.S. from Oregon to Texas. Watch the broadcast here.