There’s a Rectangle Galaxy?

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You're probably used to real galaxies having curves, except not all of them seem to have gotten the memo.

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IMAGES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M104_ngc4594_sombrero_galaxy_hi-res.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LEDA_074886.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WISE-_Andromeda.jpg
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https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-gazes-at-a-galactic-menagerie
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/metallic-manual-machine-tortilla-press-on-pink-background-gm1153567085-313345282
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KeckTelescopes-hi.png
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_448.html