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  2. Umbra, penumbra and antumbra - Wikipedia

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    Umbra, penumbra and antumbra of Earth and images that could be seen at some points in these areas (Note: the relative size and distance of the bodies shown are not to scale.)“… The Earth’s shadow has two distinct parts,… the UMBRA is the part of the shadow where all direct sunlight is blocked by the Earth; the PENUMBRA of the shadow is ...

  3. Penumbra (law) - Wikipedia

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    Umbra, penumbra, and antumbra formed through windows and shutters. Jurists have used the term "penumbra" as a metaphor for rights implied in the constitution. [1]In United States constitutional law, the penumbra includes a group of rights derived, by implication, from other rights explicitly protected in the Bill of Rights. [2]

  4. What is an umbra? A penumbra? Here's some terms to know ... - AOL

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    What is the penumbra during an eclipse. The second shadow is called the penumbra. According to timeanddate.com, the penumbra is the lighter outer part of the moon’s shadow. It is the portion of ...

  5. Shadow - Wikipedia

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    Umbra, penumbra and antumbra. A point source of light casts only a simple shadow, called an "umbra". For a non-point or "extended" source of light, the shadow is divided into the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra. The wider the light source, the more blurred the shadow becomes. If two penumbras overlap, the shadows appear to attract and merge.

  6. Sunspot - Wikipedia

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    The umbra may be surrounded completely or only partially by a brighter region known as the penumbra. [23] The penumbra is composed of radially elongated structures known as penumbral filaments and has a more inclined magnetic field than the umbra. [24] Within sunspot groups, multiple umbrae may be surrounded by a single, continuous penumbra.

  7. Total penumbral lunar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    A total penumbral lunar eclipse is a lunar eclipse that occurs when the Moon becomes completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra. [1] The path for the Moon to pass within the penumbra and outside the umbra is very narrow. It can only happen on the Earth's northern or southern penumbral edges.

  8. Lunar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    The penumbra causes a subtle dimming of the lunar surface, which is only visible to the naked eye when the majority of the Moon's diameter has immersed into Earth's penumbra. [8] A special type of penumbral eclipse is a total penumbral lunar eclipse , during which the entire Moon lies exclusively within Earth's penumbra.

  9. Wilson effect (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the Wilson effect. The umbra is the darker inner circle and the penumbra is the lighter ring around the umbra. In astronomy, the Wilson effect is the perceived depression of a sunspot's umbra, or center, in the Sun's photosphere. The magnitude of the depression for the umbra is between 500 and 1000 km, with an average of 600 km. [1]