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Earth
 During a solar eclipse the Moon prevents any light from reaching a small area of
the Earth’s surface called the umbrA. Beyond this spot a large part of the Sun is obscured, and people see a partial eclipse. This larger area is called a penumbrA.
Moon
Umbra
 This picture shows a so-called “diamond ring,” the effect seen immediately after a solar eclipse, when the first rays of the Sun appear like a diamond jewel against the ring of the Sun’s coronA.
Penumbra
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