The crowd estimates range around 20,000: the number of people who filed into Sanford Stadium for Monday afternoon’s viewing of the total solar eclipse. It didn’t get completely dark in Athens, but most eclipse viewers were nonetheless impressed by the experience. Tens of thousands of viewers poured into the northeast Georgia mountains for the once-in-a-lifetime experience. There were massive traffic jams on the roadways as they left Monday evening.
The next time Sanford Stadium opens its gates will be Sept. 2 when the football team hosts Appalachian State.