Space

Sunglint on the Alabama River

.Within this June 26, 2023, photo drawn from the International Spaceport station, sunshine shines off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama Stream in a sensation called sunglint. When photographing The planet, rocketeers frequently capitalize on sunglint's inclination to increase the comparison in between water surface areas and also neighboring land surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was clogged, creating Dannelly Storage tank (the big polishing place at facility left). Development of the dam additionally raised water levels upriver. This led to flooding at several factors along the stream. These disaster area are regular of flood plains-- the low, standard places promptly close to much larger waterways. In this image, flooded zones look like off-balance, intense designs stretching out of the stream, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Debt: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.