umbras in English

noun
1
the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
When the Moon is fully immersed in the umbra a total lunar eclipse occurs.

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1. Also sunspot umbras show up the Wing-Ford band prominently.