.Within this June 26, 2023, photo taken from the International Spaceport station, sunlight shines off the smooth waters of the Alabama Waterway in a sensation called sunglint. When photographing Earth, rocketeers frequently make use of sunglint's propensity to boost the contrast in between water surfaces and also surrounding property surfaces.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was actually slowed, producing Dannelly Storage tank (the big shining region at center left). Building and construction of the dam additionally increased water levels upriver. This caused flooding at many points along the waterway. These flooded zones are traditional of floodplains-- the poor, standard locations quickly alongside bigger rivers. In this picture, flooded zones appear as rough, intense forms stretching out of the stream, like at Gee's Bend (facility bottom).Text Credit Scores: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.