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I agree that the position of the observer has perceived relevance, but there should still be an absolute answer to the question. Possibly, the question is almost meaningless because galaxies can be oriented in any plane. But viewed from an absolute standpoint,there may be an absolute answer to the q...

Looking at the recent APOD image of M81 it appears to be spinning anti clockwise from our standpoint. Do all galaxies have a uniform spin direction or is there a majority direction, or are they all totally independant? Doesn't it depend on your viewing position? If I was at the other side of M81 it...

Looking at the recent APOD image of M81 it appears to be spinning anti clockwise from our standpoint. Do all galaxies have a uniform spin direction or is there a majority direction, or are they all totally independant?