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That part of the shadow is called the penumbra.
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What is the part of a shadow that surrounds the darkest part?
There are two parts of a shadow: the UMBRA and the PENUMBRA. UMBRA is the inner darker part of a shadow. PENUBMRA is the outher lighter layer of a shadow. During a solar eclipse, the area on the planet that witnesses a complete total solar eclipse would be under the moon's shadow's UMBRA. The area that views a partial solar eclipse would be under the PENUMBRAL shadow.
The darkest part of the Moon's shadow is what?
the darkest part of the moon's shadow is called the umbra
What are the two shadows casts from as eclipse?
I think you are asking what is the lighter part of the Earth's shadow on the Moon that surrounds the darkest part. The penumbra is this lighter part of the shadow. The darkest part is the umbra.
What is it called when it is a complete shadow?
The darkest part of a shadow is called the "umbra" The lighter part of a shadow is called the "penumbra" An "antumbra" is the area of light which surrounds the object creating a shadow, as in a "ring of fire" eclipse (like the recent one in May, 2012). It can best be seen when the viewer is beyond the focal point of the umbra, but in line with it.
Is it true that the umbra is the inner part of the shadow?
Not precisely. The umbra is the TOTAL part of the shadow. In a total eclipse, where the eclipsing object is spherical, then the "inner" part of the shadow is the umbra, but in a partial eclipse, there IS NO umbra; just the "penumbra", the partial shadow.
What is the darkest part of the shadow during eclipse?
It is called the Umbra, the 'lighter' part of the shadow is the Pen-umbra
Why does the darker part of the shadow called umbra?
"Umbra" is Latin for "shadow". "Penumbra" can be translated as "almost shadow".
What is the difference between the umbra and the penumber?
umbra is the shadow and penumbra is the part the umbra is in
What is the dark inner shadow where total eclipses can be seen on earth?
"Umbra" is correct. However, another way to look at it is that the darkest part of the Earth's shadow is midnight, for what is night but the shadow of the Earth?
The dakest part of a shadow?
the umbra
Is umbra is the inner part of the shadow?
Yes.
What is the umbra in a solar eclipse?
The umbra is the darkest part of the shadow, the "complete shadow" area. We typically use the word "umbra" in reference to lunar eclipses, not solar eclipses.
