Quote Originally Posted by Abra View Post
First, know that when we see galaxies, we are seeing the past. We see what they looked like millions of years ago, because they are an equal number of millions of lightyears away. The "front end" will look more recent than the "back end," because the front end is closer. It also depends on the viewing angle. If the galaxy is perpendicular to our viewing, then they the viewed galaxy should be from the same time period.

Of course, I'm no astronomer...
The point I am trying to get across, however, is that when the light from the back eventually reaches us, it will not be lined up with the light from the front. The Galaxy will appear to be skewered.