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

[Demoncyclist]

Sorry everyone, this is The Jellyfish Nebula

[jsb]

Quite obviously, The Pillow Nebula.

[MODOmega314]

Since it is in the cygnus constellation, maybe the North Star Nebulae... or since the constellation cygnus is associated with the story of Zeus and Leda it could be called something like Leda's Heart nebulae.. actually yes, Leda's Heart it is.

[Locutus76]

The Flying Squirrel Nebula!
http://www.rentokil.co.uk/blog/wp-conte ... 24x820.jpg
Almost identical

[megawattman]

Re NGC 7027 looks like a sugarcube. The Sugarcube Nebula

[graystreet@qol.com]

The Scone Nebula -- Larry D. Nichols

[Kiwi]

The "Stargate" Nebula.

[0_mother_0]

how bout... The Star Nebula? It's shaped like a star.

[bblake]

Casper Nebula

[Riggerrik]

The Mozzarella Nebula !!

[jshirey19]

Since it lies in the direction of Cygnus the Swan and it looks so fluffy, how about "The Downy Nebula" or "Down Nebula"

[Steve W]

I'd be more specific: Rocky, the Flying Squirrel Nebula

[The Open File]

Cauliflower Nebula

[SlimNorthFlatbush]

Cauliflower Nebula

[xks]

sky ghost? ...ghost cloud??

[michaelht1]

Weasel nebulae.
at first blush it did look like a pillow but with just a little squint of the eyes you can see a Weasel's head pretty clearly

[THR]

It looks like Casper the Friendly Ghost.

[dazzle777]

"Shuriken Nebula". A shuriken is the proper name for a ninja star, so "Ninja Star Nebula" would work too.

[farquhar]

Iceburg

[Riveralph]

The Sheep Head Nebulae

[GMS]

Pillow or Flying Squirrel

[JRi]

Fleece Nebula

[mbooker1]

Looks like a box jelly from beneath. So "Box Jelly"

[Guest]

Pillow.
As soon as I saw it, I wanted to go back to bed.

[kmadi]

Its a pillow