What is a barred spiral galaxy?
A) a galaxy with a bar through the nuclear bulge and the spiral arms starting from the ends of the bar
B) a spiral galaxy with a straight bar instead of a nuclear bulge
C) a galaxy in which the arms form straight bars instead of curved lines
D) a galaxy with a bar extending across the entire diameter and the arms starting at various positions along the bar
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