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

[memory.of.a.dream]

The pillow nebula

[Stargaze]

Looks like a pillow to me.

My thought exactly! Could be the 'pillow nebula'...

[D D]

tetrahedron nebula as in quantum physics . the star of David .

[Guest]

Rocky the Flying Squirrel for sure. Saw it immediately and was amazed to find it had already been zapped several times. Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a white dwarf out of my hat! Bulwinkle, that trick never works. In Australia we have flying foxes (a kind of fruit bat) but it's the same thing.

[David Wright77]

APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027.
How about ' Marshmallow Nebula ' for a name?

DW

[SpacePenguin]

Looks like a pillow to me.

Yes, it looks like a pillow in pillow fight, so it could be "pillow fight nebula".
It is in motion and cracked in the middle.

[JohnnyRingo]

"Cottonball Nebula"

[sszilard@hotmail.com]

Cushion Nebula

[Markus Schwarz]

My spontaneous association:

[English Consulting]

the "Starfish Nebula," or "Patrick" (from SpongeBob SquarePants)

[johankahl@aol.com]

The Ravioli Nebula

[Kernewek]

The paper bag nebula or the sheepskin rug nebula or fleece nebula

[MODOmega314]

Someone had mentioned the Compass Rose... I second that.

[Guest]

SleepingSocrates
The Nebula Looks like Socorates with closed eyes looking down from the universe

[Guest]

Mermaids Purse Nebula

[brontefan]

Cygnus Nebula

It resembles a swan at rest

[Steve Walkey]

How about "The Shuriken Nebula"? Looks like a ninja throwing star in flight to me...

[ababila]

Cotton Bale Nebula

I have seen Cotton and Pillow a lot, but to me it looks mostly like a cotton bale.
Just google 'cotton bale' and look at the pictures and you will see why.

[dunebug]

sheepskin nebula - from New Zealand looks exactly like one

[Mark Edwynn]

Definitely a starfish!

[Leluthier]

Cotton bale Nebula, nothing closer to this image!

[xionIV]

The Goldfish nebula because of the goldfish swimming around the outer perimeter that are not stars.

[PsyberCelt]

There are some good thoughts here, however I think the Moth Nebula would work as I see a ghostly moth attracted to a bright light.

[Ciaran Shaman]

Compass nebula

[Islanderuk]

I go with Pillow or cushion Nebula