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  1. Are the spin axes of spiral galaxies randomly oriented, or is there a preferred direction?
  2. I've heard that distant galaxies are seen as they were long ago. Can we see our own galaxy as it was long ago?
  3. What do barred spiral (SB) galaxies look like?
  4. What is known about the origins of galaxies?
  5. What are the Magellanic clouds?
  6. What is a lenticular galaxy?
  7. What is the brightest galaxy in the northern circumpolar reigon?