Space

Sunglint on the Alabama Stream

.In this particular June 26, 2023, photo drawn from the International Space Station, sun light polishes off the soft waters of the Alabama River in a sensation called sunglint. When capturing on film Planet, rocketeers frequently make the most of sunglint's tendency to enhance the comparison between water areas and surrounding land surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was actually obstructed, making Dannelly Storage tank (the huge polishing place at facility left). Development of the dam additionally reared water levels upriver. This caused flooding at numerous aspects along the stream. These flooded zones are traditional of flood plains-- the low, flat areas immediately beside larger waterways. In this particular picture, flooded zones look like rough, vivid forms expanding off of the stream, like at Gee's Bend (center base).Text Debt: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit Scores: NASA/Woody Hoburg.