Zenith On the International Space Station, "zenith" and "nadir" are used instead of "up" and "down", referring to directions within and around the station, relative to the earth. Zenith The zenith is an imaginary point directly "above" a particular location, on the imaginary celestial sphere. "Above" means in the vertical direction opposite to the apparent gravitational force at that location. The opposite direction, i.e. the direction in which gravity pulls, is toward the nadir. The zenith is the "highest" point on the celestial sphere. The word "zenith" derives from an inaccurate reading of the Arabic expression (), meaning "direction of the
My Way or the Highway to Heaven a 5 share and was watched by 2.51 million people, making "The Simpsons" Fox's highest rated show of the night. My Way or the Highway to Heaven "My Way or the Highway to Heaven" is the 642nd episode of "The Simpsons" and the third episode of season 30. God and St. Peter discuss what should enable a soul to get into Heaven. At a Springfield Sunday school class, various citizens recount spiritual stories. Ned Flanders recalls how he was once a young and freewheeling door-to-door trampoline salesman, until static discharge from his product nearly killed him and a young Homer.