.In this particular June 26, 2023, photograph taken from the International Spaceport station, sunshine polishes off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama River in a phenomenon referred to as sunglint. When capturing on film Planet, rocketeers usually make use of sunglint's possibility to increase the contrast between water surfaces and concerning property areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama River was actually dammed, developing Dannelly Storage tank (the large polishing region at facility left). Building of the dam also reared water levels upriver. This led to flooding at many factors along the waterway. These disaster area are traditional of flood plains-- the poor, level locations instantly close to larger waterways. Within this image, flooded zones appear as off-balance, bright shapes extending far from the river, like at Gee's Bend (center base).Text Credit History: Justin Wilkinson.Graphic Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.