Google Doodle and search pages have special animations for Solar Eclipse Day
If you Google the phrase solar eclipse today, you can see what passes for a mini solar eclipse.
A brief animation will darken your screen and then display a simplified depiction of the moon covering the sun. And then you can continue with your search.
The Google logo for Monday, what the company calls the Google Doodle, also captures interest in the total solar eclipse. The logo, also animated, depicts the letters in Google’s name, sitting on what may be lawn chairs and wearing solar eclipse glasses. The image becomes darker to simulate the twilight of the eclipse. Don’t forget your solar eclipse glasses if you’re going to try to catch the actual eclipse today.
Alert readers may remember the Google Doodle also honored the Great American Eclipse that passed over Atlanta in 2017.
Solar eclipse on April 8
A total solar eclipse will be visible for parts of the U.S., from Texas to New England. In Georgia, weather permitting, one can see a partial eclipse. The moon will begin creeping across the sun’s surface around 1:45 p.m. Peak eclipse (near Atlanta) arrives around 3:04 p.m.
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Brian O'Shea is a senior digital producer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He works with the newsroom to identify topics of interest to Atlanta readers and also works with voter guides and election results. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and The Ohio State University Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism.
