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Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 8:18 pm
by Guest
the pillow nebula

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 12:45 pm
by bwhited
I think it should be the Casper Nebula for the friendly ghost.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:10 am
by I-Jo
It definitely looks like a Space Pillow. I fully agree with the others.
Pillow should be in the name....
So, how about Oreiller, since Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan is french, and Oreiller means pillow (like a pillow on a bed, not a couch) in french.

Oreiller Nebula

That not only sounds scientific, and is completely appropriate :D

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:19 pm
by jlo5440
Hello all,
Love the suggestions! While I like the idea of calling it strictly what it literally looks like, I'd prefer something a little more mystical, such as the planets tend to be named after mythology. I liked Cocoon Nebula, but to change it up
Silk Worm Nebula
has a different ring to it, to me.

Someone early on had mentioned an Indian or Arabic (?) God named Roc, & I remembered a great fantasy series I had read by Australian author, Sara Douglass, had as characters these demons called TimeKeepers named as listed:
The Timekeeper Demons

Mot ruled dawn, a time of hunger,
Barzula ruled mid-morning, a time of tempest,
Sheol ruled mid-afternoon, a time of despair,
Raspu ruled dusk, a time of pestilence,
Rox ruled night, a time of terror,
Qeteb, was their leader. He ruled Mid-day, a time of destruction, and was considered to be the greatest demon.

It was the Rox/Roc name that inspired me to add these demon names as suggestions, although I still prefer Silk Worm Nebula.

Thanks for the interesting reads!

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:09 pm
by root doctor
My vote is for the Pillow Nebula. It looks like the kind of pillow you'd see in a dream!

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:42 am
by richard.loewen
Looks a bit like the Massif region in France. And its oversize mass is massive.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:13 pm
by Ricardo
Stingray Nebula

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:26 pm
by infernum85
X-Brain

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:00 am
by rozih
Looks like popcorn to me. :ssmile: or maybe the pop nebula.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 5:12 am
by brucesalem
The image has streas surround the bright part of the nebula. Are these real or artifacts of the imaging process? If they ar ereal, they suggest comets in the plasma wind that is probably flowing out of this object.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 5:19 am
by geckzilla
brucesalem wrote:The image has streas surround the bright part of the nebula. Are these real or artifacts of the imaging process? If they ar ereal, they suggest comets in the plasma wind that is probably flowing out of this object.
Real, but just cosmic rays. Something like a hair or a speck of dust you see momentarily when watching an old film.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:04 am
by cathstardeluxe
Cone shell nebula

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:44 pm
by guesttt
Mashed potatoes!

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 8:18 pm
by SamAnt
Cabbage Roll Nebula! or Stuffed Cabbage Nebula
По-русски: Туманность "Голубец" :-Р

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:51 pm
by kristylynn528
The Ice Flower Nebula

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:52 am
by mudshark12
A lot of people including myself think this nebula resembles a pillow.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:13 am
by Cappella
The Pillow Nebula

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:16 pm
by David Bello
Chicken Leg

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:27 am
by Glima49
I know I'm replying to an old topic. I call it: the 'Northern Homunculus'. Like the 'Northern Trifid', NGC 1579.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:10 pm
by Aris_5025
INformal name for MGC7027: Sack of sugar!

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 9:33 pm
by canislupusfamiliaris
This should be called the cerebellum nebula.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:06 pm
by The cerebellum nebula
Definitely should be named the Cerebellum nebula. It does resemble a cerebellum, and the metaphor for movement is excellent.

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:10 pm
by Deedle
I like Sheep's Wool or Cottage Cheese nebula

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:35 pm
by Ralphem
I would offer “Butterfly Nebula” — a bit poetic, but it’s a pretty nebula!

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 2:42 am
by k9zvz
wingsuit nebula