Nadir camera rigging that utilizes more than 2 lenses to capture 360º footage, the nadir location follows the same logic as the astronomical definition in that it is located opposite of the zenith, or in the same direction as the gravitational pull in relation to the camera rigging. Nadir The nadir (, ; from / ALA-LC: "naẓīr", meaning "counterpart") is the direction pointing directly "below" a particular location; that is, it is one of two vertical directions at a specified location, orthogonal to a horizontal flat surface there. Since the concept of "being below" is itself somewhat vague, scientists define the
Nadir also used figuratively to mean the lowest point of a person's spirits, or the quality of an activity or profession. In medicine, the term nadir is used to represent the lowest level of something being measured; for example, of a blood cell count while a patient is undergoing chemotherapy, or of a blood glucose level after a baby is born. A diagnosis of neutropenic nadir after chemotherapy typically lasts 7–10 days, and a newborn's blood sugar normally reaches its nadir around 2 hours after birth. The word also refers to the downward-facing viewing geometry of an orbiting satellite, such as