Umbra
Overview
 
The umbra, penumbra and antumbra are the names given to three distinct parts of a shadow
Shadow
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, created by any light source. For a point source only the umbra is cast.

These names are most often used to refer to the shadows cast by celestial bodies
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The umbra (Latin
Latin
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 for "shadow") is the darkest part of the shadow, where the light source is completely blocked by the occluding body.
 
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