Solar Eclipse Diagram Sugar Cookie
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A simplified diagram showing the mechanics of a solar eclipse, with the sun, moon and Earth lined up. Also shown are the umbra, a cone shaped region of darkest shadow cast by the moon upon the Earth and the penumbra, a partial eclipse shadow. The same process applies to a total solar eclipse.