An estimated 500 people gathered on the main lawn at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville on Monday afternoon for a rare chance to watch a solar eclipse.
Many professors cancelled classes for the afternoon, resulting in students, professors, staff, GGC parents and community members gathering at the college to watch the moon nearly totally block the sun. Georgia was not in the path of totality for the eclipse, but the moon did cover about 85% of the sun.
Georgia Gwinnett College students use special glasses to look up at the solar eclipse during a watch party that GGC hosted on its campus in Lawrenceville on Monday.
The sun is nearly totally covered by moon in Lawrenceville as Monday’s solar eclipse reached its peak.
Corinne Celestine, who lives in unincorporated Gwinnett County, watched Monday’s solar eclipse during a watch party at Georgia Gwinnett College. Celeste joined her daughter, who is a freshman at GGC, for the rare solar event.
Georgia Gwinnett College Physic professor Paul Camp shows students how to watch the moon’s shadow during the college’s solar eclipse watch party on Monday.
Georgia Gwinnett College biology students Chloe Morrison, left, and Erica Marlette watch Monday’s solar eclipse during a watch party at the college.
Georgia Gwinnett College cyber security student Corissa Thomas, left, watches Monday’s solar eclipse with her mom, Corinne Celeste during a watch party at the college.
Georgia Gwinnett College software development student Youssouf Konate watches Monday’s solar eclipse during a watch party at the college.
Georgia Gwinnett College students try to use eclipse glasses to take photos of Monday’s solar eclipse with their cell phone watch Monday’s solar eclipse during a watch party at the college.
Community members watch Monday’s solar eclipse during a watch party at Georgia Gwinnett College.
Georgia Gwinnett College physics professor Paul Camp checks the moons shadow during Monday's solar eclipse.
Georgia Gwinnett College history professor Ellen Rafshoon watch Monday's solar eclipse during a watch party at the college.
Georgia Gwinnett College physics professor Paul Camp talks about the science of solar eclipses with an attendee at the college's eclipse watch party on Monday.
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