https://www.23hq.com/madnzany/line Edward Webb en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/madnzany/line false https://www.23hq.com/madnzany/photo/3624934 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/madnzany/photo/3624934"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/3364506/3624934_508fdcf8a657d0a926d4455eee625f85_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Pointing to the equator<br /> Pointing to the equator</p> <p>The lines coming from the earth have small satellites on the end, showing their geostationary orbit in a fixed position, 1/10th of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">To maintain this relative position, they all have to move thousands of miles a minute.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/madnzany/">Edward Webb</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/madnzany/photo/3624934 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:47:00 GMT