Why is the moon not completely darkened by Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse?

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chandramohanPanakkal
May 24, 2016

Refracted light passing through Earth's atmosphere reaches lunar surface.enter image source here

Explanation:

Refracted light mostly red reaches moon and gives moon a coppery red color during total lunar eclipse.
Picture credit sky and telescope.

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