If you have ever angrily deleted your photograph because of inappropriate limelight , guess how astronauts must feel . In this photo , which admittedly twist out well , they have to contend with the sun ’s blaze off miles - long section of ocean .
The icon above is a very good illustration of space - base landscape porn , but it ’s also a respectable example of sunglint . The photo of the island of Crete was taken by the Expedition 28 work party . There ’s the common gorgeous deep low-spirited sea , and the dark island against it , but all around the island is silver light . This is the sun , almost directly behind the photographer , shining off massive swathe of sea .
The brightest section is clearly to the upper left mitt side of the picture , with a couple of similarly silver flicker off the water near the top of the island . But there ’s a white section of sea all around , and even towards the bottom of the picture . That ’s not white water , or a measure of the deepness . That ’s the stream around the island shifting the pee so that the piss slant to catch the sun and reflect it towards the camera . you’re able to represent out the fashion the ocean move around Crete , from space , by looking at the Dominicus shine off the water .

Who wants to give me a lift to Crete in good order now ?
Image and Explanation : Earth lookout
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