From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!purdue!Physics:hal Newsgroups: net.space Title: Re: Holes in the Radio Sky Article-I.D.: pur-phy.416 Posted: Thu Jul 29 11:35:58 1982 Received: Fri Jul 30 04:51:10 1982 References: sri-unix.2287 A geosynchronous satellite is stationary with respect to the Earth, NOT with respect to the stars! Thus, a given satellite will block a radio telescopes view of a given area of the celestial sphere for a limited time (once per day). Hal Chambers pur-ee!Physics:hal