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We know that the solar corona was discovered during eclipses of the Sun. At such times, the luminosity of the sky is about 7 to 8 magnitudes fainter (that is, a factor of around 103 in intensity) than in broad daylight.
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Pecker, JC. (1970). Beyond Diffusion. In: Space Observatories. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3320-6_7
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