在2017年8月21日全食期間觀測到的陰影帶。視頻顯示攤在陽光下的地面上的一張白色床單（36 x 66英寸，0.91 x 1.7米）。陰影帶開始時很微弱，隨著食分增加至太陽呈現新月形時才逐漸變得強烈，並在第二接觸，即全食開始的時突然消失。可以在音訊上聽出周遭人群的氛圍：對視覺上的陰影帶奇觀和日全食開始的黑暗做出的反應。
在1842年，英國天文學家喬治·比德爾·艾里（George B. Airy）第一次觀察日全食。他回憶說陰影帶適量點之一："隨著全食的逼近，牆壁和地面上出現了奇怪的光波動。景象是如此的驚人，以至於在有些地方的孩子們追趕著，並試圖用手去抓住它他回憶說,陰影帶是亮點之一:"隨著整體的臨近,牆壁和地面上出現了奇怪的光波動,如此驚人,以至於在有些地方,孩子們追趕它,試圖用手抓住它。 [8]。"
^Strickling, Wolfgang. Wolfgang Strickling's eclipse observations 2001 page. 2007-01-26 [24 July 2010]. （原始内容存档于2019-05-11）. The best theory for the emergence of the shadow bands is published by Codona 1986 [2]. His theory meanwhile accepted by the most scientists. ... movement of the shadow bands is caused by winds in the different atmospheric levels.
^Guillermier, Pierre; Koutchmy, Serge. Total Eclipses: Science, Observations, Myths and Legends. Springer Publishing. 1999: 151. The phenomenon of shadow bands – a success of light and dark striations – is somewhat random. German astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt was the first to remark upon this complex refraction phenomenon, in 1820.
^Maunder, Michael J. de F.; Moore, Patrick. Eclipses – General Principles. The Sun in Eclipse. Springer Publishing. 1998: 55. Shadow Bands. In 1820 the German astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt was the first to notice wavy lines seen across the Earth's surface just before totality. These so-called shadow bands [...]
