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Luminous and Non-Luminous (Umbra and Penumbra)
Luminous and Non-Luminous (Umbra and Penumbra)
and penumbra)
Umbra refers to the darkest and central part of a shadow
where sunlight is completely blocked by an opaque object. It
is the region of total darkness that occurs when light is
blocked by an object. In astronomy, umbra is also used to
describe the innermost, darkest part of a shadow cast by an
astronomical body during an eclipse, such as the Moon's
umbra during a solar eclipse.