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penumbra

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An incomplete or partial shadow.

The shadow cast, in an eclipse, where the light is partly, but not wholly, cut off by the intervening body; the space of partial illumination between the umbra, or perfect shadow, on all sides, and the full light.

The part of a picture where the shade imperceptibly blends with the light.

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A penumbral eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth's penumbra. Source: Internet

A total eclipse occurs when the observer is within the umbra, an annular eclipse when the observer is within the antumbra, and a partial eclipse when the observer is within the penumbra. Source: Internet

Partial solar eclipse – the Moon's penumbra falls on the Earth's surface, and the observer is within the penumbra. Source: Internet

Penumbra Theatre's take on Matthew Lopez's drama was dark, complex, and short on easy answers. Source: Internet

Pinoy group El Gamma Penumbra wins first ‘Asia’s Got Talent’ Source: Internet

Earth's penumbra no longer makes contact with the Moon. Source: Internet

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