The Hubble Telescope Images a Magnificent Galaxy With “Flocculent” Spiral Arms

[Spinnor]

Had to Google Flocculent,

adjective

1. having or resembling tufts of wool.
   "the first snows of winter lay thick and flocculent"
   • having a loosely clumped texture.
     "a brown flocculent precipitate"

https://scitechdaily.com/birds-of-a...gnificent-galaxy-with-flocculent-spiral-arms/

 

[Drakkith]

Nice! Great image from HST!

 

[Klystron]

I knew the term flocculent; I even know a mnemonic to help remember the definition.

sheep cluster in flocks → wool comes from sheep ⇒ flocculent refers to wooly.

Generally, I expect astronomical structures like the solar system and our galaxy to rotate counter-clockwise (CCW) as pictured from 'above' the plane of the elliptic. Looking at the beautiful HST picture, I cannot determine which direction this galaxy rotates.

Do we know which direction this galaxy rotates based, perhaps, on the positions of the spiral arms? Thanks and pardon if off topic.

 

[Spinnor]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_wave_theory#:~:text=Density wave theory or the,a theory proposed by C.C.&text=The presence of spiral density,compressed and form shock periodically.

As viewed the galaxy in post 1 rotates clockwise?