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The penumbra (from the Latin paene "almost, nearly" and umbra "shadow") is the region in which only a portion of the light source is obscured by the occluding body. An observer in the penumbra experiences a partial eclipse.
1. a. : a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light. b. : a shaded region surrounding the dark central portion of a sunspot. 2. : a surrounding or adjoining region in which something exists in a lesser degree : fringe.
PENUMBRA definition: 1. a part of a shadow in which only some of the light is blocked, used especially about a shadow…. Learn more.
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A partial shadow between regions of full shadow (the umbra) and full illumination, especially as cast by Earth, the Moon, or another body during an eclipse. During a partial lunar eclipse, a portion of the Moon's disk remains within the penumbra of Earth's shadow while the rest is darkened by the umbra.
The penumbra is a half-shadow that occurs when a light source is only partly covered by an object—for example, when the Moon obscures part of the Sun's disk. The other 2 areas are: Umbra – the shadow's dark center portion. Antumbra – the lighter part of the shadow that begins where the umbra tapers to a point.
