Naked eye observation of the 2017 total solar eclipse: A more complete understanding of the white-light corona

The 2017 August 21 total solar eclipse offered a rare opportunity to scientifically view and capture naked eye observation of the corona. Filling this observational gap has led to a more complete understanding of the white-light corona, because it clarified and reconciled differences in the brightness distributions that are visually observed, imaged (photographed), and measured. Crucial to these n...