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antumbra
The antumbra in an annular eclipse is the section of the shadow that reaches the Earth, the body of the Moon being too distant for the umbra (darkest part of the Moon's shadow) to reach the surface of the Earth. An annular eclipse can be darker than a penumbral or partial eclipse.
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