Space

Sunglint on the Alabama Stream

.In this particular June 26, 2023, picture derived from the International Spaceport station, sunlight shines off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama Stream in a phenomenon referred to as sunglint. When capturing The planet, astronauts often benefit from sunglint's possibility to improve the comparison in between water areas and also surrounding property areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was actually dammed, creating Dannelly Tank (the big polishing place at center left). Construction of the dam likewise raised water table upriver. This caused flooding at numerous factors along the stream. These flooded zones are normal of flood plains-- the low, level places instantly alongside much larger streams. In this particular picture, flooded zones look like uneven, intense forms stretching off of the stream, like at Gee's Bend (facility base).Text Credit Report: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit: NASA/Woody Hoburg.