A suggested name would be the Mermaids Purse as the nebula looks very similar to a Skate egg casing which is informally known as a mermaids purse.
The skate is a "cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea of rays".
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- Wed Jan 17, 2018 6:10 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
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