Counter clockwise rotation of planets?

Doesn't it depend on how you are looking? Take a can of soup. Look at one
end and turn it counter clockwise. While doing this flip the can end for
end. You will find the other end spinning clockwise.
Phyloe

"Bill Duncan" wrote in message
et...
Except for Venus and Uranus,why do the rest of the planets including
the sun and even our own galaxy spin counter clockwise?Thanks,Bill.

Phyloe,

My coffee cup and I think you're absolutely right. We're mostly Northern
Hemispherers making up the rules of the world. Its kind of natural when
everyone around you has the same bias to see it as a principle.

Bill C.

"Phyloe" wrote in message
...
Doesn't it depend on how you are looking? Take a can of soup. Look at
one
end and turn it counter clockwise. While doing this flip the can end for
end. You will find the other end spinning clockwise.
Phyloe

"Bill Duncan" wrote in message
et...
Except for Venus and Uranus,why do the rest of the planets including
the sun and even our own galaxy spin counter clockwise?Thanks,Bill.

In article , Bill C.
wrote:

Phyloe,

My coffee cup and I think you're absolutely right. We're mostly Northern
Hemispherers making up the rules of the world. Its kind of natural when
everyone around you has the same bias to see it as a principle.

Bill C.

"Phyloe" wrote in message
...
Doesn't it depend on how you are looking? Take a can of soup. Look at
one
end and turn it counter clockwise. While doing this flip the can end for
end. You will find the other end spinning clockwise.
Phyloe

"Bill Duncan" wrote in message
et...
Except for Venus and Uranus,why do the rest of the planets including
the sun and even our own galaxy spin counter clockwise?Thanks,Bill.

When I included our galaxy,I was using all of the artists' concepts
showing what our galaxy might look like if viewed from above and where
we are located in it.I know we see it from the edge.I also know our
galaxy is considered to be a spiral one.So can you tell me how an
astronomer can determine the shape of our own galaxy froom an edge on
view.Thanks,Bill.

Bill Duncan wrote:

When I included our galaxy,I was using all of the artists' concepts
showing what our galaxy might look like if viewed from above and where
we are located in it.I know we see it from the edge.I also know our
galaxy is considered to be a spiral one.So can you tell me how an
astronomer can determine the shape of our own galaxy froom an edge on
view.Thanks,Bill.

Mainly by mapping stars. Different kinds of objects occur in
different distributions in space, allowing astronomers to trace out
various features of the galaxy. The spiral arms are characterized by
young "Population I" stars, galactic star clusters, and diffuse
nebulae (bright and dark), so when these objects are plotted --
somewhat tricky because the distances to most of them can only be
estimated -- the positions of the arms, at least in our quadrant of
the galaxy, can be mapped out. The centre of the galaxy is obstructed
from our view, but instruments capable of imaging radio and infrared
frequencies that pass through the intervening dust and gas can
provide a picture of the hub.

See http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/5000lys.html.

--
Odysseus

In article , Odysseus
wrote:

Bill Duncan wrote:

When I included our galaxy,I was using all of the artists' concepts
showing what our galaxy might look like if viewed from above and where
we are located in it.I know we see it from the edge.I also know our
galaxy is considered to be a spiral one.So can you tell me how an
astronomer can determine the shape of our own galaxy froom an edge on
view.Thanks,Bill.

Mainly by mapping stars. Different kinds of objects occur in
different distributions in space, allowing astronomers to trace out
various features of the galaxy. The spiral arms are characterized by
young "Population I" stars, galactic star clusters, and diffuse
nebulae (bright and dark), so when these objects are plotted --
somewhat tricky because the distances to most of them can only be
estimated -- the positions of the arms, at least in our quadrant of
the galaxy, can be mapped out. The centre of the galaxy is obstructed
from our view, but instruments capable of imaging radio and infrared
frequencies that pass through the intervening dust and gas can
provide a picture of the hub.

See http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/5000lys.html.

I want to thank everyone for their input.Bill.

Is our universe rifght handed or left handed ? Bert

"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message...
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Is our universe rifght handed or left handed ? Bert

Bert, since our Universe appears to have vastly more matter
in it than antimatter, it is called "right-handed." A universe
that is mostly antimatter would be "left-handed."

(apologies to Gentle Southpaw Readers everywhere!)

happy days and...
starry starry nights!

--
Do you have yourself a dream?
Are you burning with desire?
If no dream, you have no steam
To fan your ember into fire!
Do you have yourself a dream?

Paine Ellsworth

"G=EMC^2 Glazier" wrote in message...
...

Is our universe rifght handed or left handed ? Bert

Bert, since our Universe appears to have vastly more matter
in it than antimatter, it is called "right-handed." A universe
that is mostly antimatter would be "left-handed."

(apologies to Gentle Southpaw Readers everywhere!)

happy days and...
starry starry nights!

--
Do you have yourself a dream?
Are you burning with desire?
If no dream, you have no steam
To fan your ember into fire!
Do you have yourself a dream?

Paine Ellsworth

Is our universe rifght handed or left handed ? Bert

In article , Odysseus
wrote:

Bill Duncan wrote:

When I included our galaxy,I was using all of the artists' concepts
showing what our galaxy might look like if viewed from above and where
we are located in it.I know we see it from the edge.I also know our
galaxy is considered to be a spiral one.So can you tell me how an
astronomer can determine the shape of our own galaxy froom an edge on
view.Thanks,Bill.

Mainly by mapping stars. Different kinds of objects occur in
different distributions in space, allowing astronomers to trace out
various features of the galaxy. The spiral arms are characterized by
young "Population I" stars, galactic star clusters, and diffuse
nebulae (bright and dark), so when these objects are plotted --
somewhat tricky because the distances to most of them can only be
estimated -- the positions of the arms, at least in our quadrant of
the galaxy, can be mapped out. The centre of the galaxy is obstructed
from our view, but instruments capable of imaging radio and infrared
frequencies that pass through the intervening dust and gas can
provide a picture of the hub.

See http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/5000lys.html.

I want to thank everyone for their input.Bill.