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The umbra in a shadow is the portion where light from a source is completely blocked. This is in the middle of the shadow.

The area around this, where light from part, but not all of the source shines is called the penumbra.

In the shadow cast by the moon in an eclipse, the penumbra is the partial shadow that occurs before the total eclipse, and the umbra is the 'total eclipse' portion

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