Although clusters have hundreds or thousands of member galaxies, most are randomly oriented in space. (sciencedaily.com)
That area has to do with senses such as orienting yourself in the space around you. (scientificamerican.com)
A complementary technique is transit photometry, which measures drops in starlight caused by those planets whose orbits are oriented in space such that they periodically pass between their stars and the telescope; transit observations reveal the sizes of planets as well as their orbital periods. (britannica.com)