Space

Sunglint on the Alabama Stream

.In this June 26, 2023, photo derived from the International Spaceport station, sunshine shines off the soft waters of the Alabama River in a sensation known as sunglint. When capturing on film The planet, rocketeers frequently make the most of sunglint's inclination to improve the comparison between water areas as well as regarding property surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was obstructed, developing Dannelly Reservoir (the big polishing area at center left). Development of the dam likewise reared water table upriver. This led to flooding at a number of factors along the stream. These flooded zones are typical of flood plains-- the poor, flat places instantly beside much larger waterways. Within this image, disaster area seem like rough, intense shapes stretching far from the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (facility base).Text Credit Score: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit: NASA/Woody Hoburg.