How to view the solar eclipse online, on TV, via apps

Jefferson Graham | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption See what happens during a total solar eclipse On August 21, there will be a total solar eclipse crossing from coast-to-coast in the U.S. It is expected to be the most viewed eclipse in history. Want to know what to expect? Check out this animation. (Aug. 4)

LOS ANGELES — Not everyone will be lucky enough to get a front row seat to view the total solar eclipse.

If you're not one of the masses headed to Oregon, Idaho, Kentucky, South Carolina or any of the other areas within the "path of totality," there's always TV, online and apps.

The USA TODAY network will showcase the eclipse live from several locations on the path of totality, beginning in Newport, Ore. on Monday at 9 a.m. ET. USA TODAY will also livestream from locations across the entire path of totality from Oregon to South Carolina on Instagram.

NASA TV, the Science Channel and the Weather Channel will also broadcast the eclipse live from several locations Monday, with most of the network programming online.

One of the more unusual takes on coverage eclipse is a NASA offshoot called the Eclipse Ballooning Project. Students and researchers working with NASA will see the eclipse from a different perspective — 100,000 feet in the air.

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NASA will be sending 57 high altitude balloons into the skies, and live-streaming the view to eclipse.stream.live and NASA TV.

"The advantage is this is a unique perspective that no one else will be able to see," says Will Jamieson, the CEO of stream.live, which is doing the livestreaming for NASA. "We'll be capturing earth and space, and seeing both perspectives."

Many of the top eclipse apps — there are over 100 of them — feature weather information and times for the eclipse in your favored area. The official NASA app will take you directly to the NASA livestreams from each of the totality locations, while the Eclipse Safari app has a section for the NASA live stream and eclipse related tweets as well.