.In this June 26, 2023, image drawn from the International Spaceport station, sunshine shines off the smooth waters of the Alabama Stream in a phenomenon known as sunglint. When photographing Planet, rocketeers often make use of sunglint's possibility to increase the contrast in between water areas and neighboring land surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was slowed, creating Dannelly Tank (the large polishing region at facility left). Construction of the dam additionally raised water table upriver. This caused flooding at numerous points along the stream. These flooded zones are actually normal of floodplains-- the poor, standard locations instantly close to much larger streams. Within this picture, disaster area appear as uneven, vivid designs extending far from the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (facility base).Text Credit Scores: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit Scores: NASA/Woody Hoburg.