Space

Sunglint on the Alabama Waterway

.Within this June 26, 2023, picture taken from the International Spaceport station, sun light shines off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama River in a sensation called sunglint. When capturing on film Planet, astronauts usually benefit from sunglint's tendency to improve the contrast in between water areas as well as neighboring property surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was clogged, generating Dannelly Reservoir (the big polishing area at facility left). Construction of the dam likewise reared water table upriver. This resulted in flooding at numerous factors along the river. These flooded zones are actually traditional of flood plains-- the poor, standard regions quickly close to bigger streams. In this picture, disaster area seem like uneven, intense forms extending off of the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (facility bottom).Text Credit Report: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.