Space

Sunglint on the Alabama Stream

.Within this June 26, 2023, photograph drawn from the International Space Station, sunshine shines off the smooth waters of the Alabama Stream in a sensation referred to as sunglint. When photographing Earth, rocketeers usually make use of sunglint's possibility to raise the comparison between water surfaces as well as surrounding land surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama River was actually slowed, producing Dannelly Reservoir (the large polishing region at center left). Building of the dam likewise increased water table upriver. This led to flooding at many aspects along the waterway. These flooded zones are typical of floodplains-- the poor, level regions instantly next to bigger waterways. In this photo, disaster area appear as off-balance, bright forms prolonging far from the stream, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Credit Report: Justin Wilkinson.Graphic Credit Rating: NASA/Woody Hoburg.