by BMAONE23 » Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:04 pm
Isn't it a matter of perspective though. if you look at a clock face on, the hands rotate clockwise (hence the phrase) but if you look at the clock from the reverse side the hands appear to rotate counter-clockwise. All galaxies may in fact rotate in only one direction but due to our perspective, they appear to rotate differently. It is wierd though that the arms rotate opposite to the direction of their spiral.
Isn't it a matter of perspective though. if you look at a clock face on, the hands rotate clockwise (hence the phrase) but if you look at the clock from the reverse side the hands appear to rotate counter-clockwise. All galaxies may in fact rotate in only one direction but due to our perspective, they appear to rotate differently. It is wierd though that the arms rotate opposite to the direction of their spiral.