Solar Surface Magnetic Field Simulation Enabled Prediction of the Large-Scale Coronal Structure of the 21 August 2017 Great American Eclipse: An Assessment of Model Predictions and Observations

Dibyendu Nandy, Prantika Bhowmik, Anthony R. Yeates +3

On 21 August 2017 a total solar eclipse swept across the contiguous United States providing excellent opportunities for diagnostics of the Sun's corona. The Sun's coronal structure…