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
Getting to the Point Getting to the Point "Getting to the Point" is a song by the rock music group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) from their 1986 album "Balance of Power". Released in the UK as the last single from the album in July 1986, it would be the last original release from the band for some fifteen years. Due to a strike on Epic's distribution department at the time of its release, the single did not make much of an impression on the singles chart. Its highest position was reported at number 95 in the UK. There was no release in the rest