If the Moon is relatively far from Earth, so that its umbra does not reach Earth, someone directly behind the umbra will see
A)a partial solar eclipse.
B)a penumbral lunar eclipse.
C)no eclipse.
D)an annular eclipse.
E)a partial lunar eclipse.

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When the Moon is far enough from Earth that its umbra (the fully shadowed inner region) doesn't reach the Earth, an annular eclipse occurs. This is when the Sun appears as a bright ring (an annulus) around the Moon.

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