Starship Asterisk*

I thought it looked like fairy wings

The Cerebrum Nebula! Because it looks like a human brain.

[quote=Cephalopodium post_id=280862 time=1521715119 user_id=144316]Please forgive this 61 yr old total noob. No matter what I do I can’t get my pics on google drive to display using Preview. Despite some IT skills, but [img2] tag showed a thumbnail once !
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Usually, the URL needs to end in .jpg (or .gif, or .png) to display an image inline. I removed the img2 tags from the non-image urls, which, though they show an image, are actually a web page with an image inside, not a direct link to an image. This allowed the one image to show up. The rest will have to be clickable urls, unfortunately.

Your suggestion is very cute. :)

I suggest NGC 7027 should be ‘Moomintroll Nebula’ or just the ‘Moomin Nebula’ after Tove Jansen’s illustrations ? I remember a fluffy cloud picture ...

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z8crbSkP38vAqSi92nzvxdxsr4U5Lqos

And also their association with the night sky generally ..

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QBRa8zf4vWXHf-yPMS8_bgJolaKv1w6p

and especially comets

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bgsVff64lnmYfMB7rRASU-DP6NbzWORr

So when I saw this image,

[img2]https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1801/NGC7027_HubbleSchmidt_960.jpg[/img2]
It immediately transformed into

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GnS5o4d6GEWwxNa9sg2gL2YscDqPHnPg

except with far better drawing skills !!

I just hope I’m not alone in seeing it....

Please forgive this 61 yr old total noob. No matter what I do I can’t get my pics on google drive to display using Preview. Despite some IT skills, but [img2] tag showed a thumbnail once !

At first I thought it should be called the cocoon nebula, but I believe that name is taken. The inside reminds me of what would be on the inside of a cocoon. Perhaps we could call it the pupa nebula, larvae nebula or something similar. Maybe the grub nebula.

How about the star nebula?

It looks like the Death Star explosion from Star Wars: A New Hope. How about the New Hope Nebula?

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".

I think a good name for it might be The Pincushion Nebula

To me it looks like an illuminated glowing Salt Crystal, hence I suggest the name the Salt Crystal Nebula

[img]http://ak1.ostkcdn.com/images/products/5195517/WBM-7-inch-Tall-Himalayan-Natural-Crystal-Salt-Lamp-2827b24e-8106-48e5-afaa-d21ad4e82b74_600.jpg[/img]

Pussy hat nebula.

[img]http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/587e9024ee14b61b008b8840-480/pussyhat.png[/img]

Meatballs Nebula

(inadvertently omitted the letter "t" previously)

Great Balls of Fire Nebula

[size=150][color=#8040BF]I think, because of the pink color that is prominent, and the somewhat faint "star" shape, maybe the "Star Rose Nebula"? :) [/color][/size]

[quote="Midtown KC"]I would suggest the Trump Nebula, because it's a gas bag, it's a hot mess, and it looks like an ass.[/quote]

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Meaballs Nebula

Stingray Nebula

Bubble Gum Nebula

Sugar Candy Nebula

Cotton Balls

The manta ray nebula

Mermaids Purse

Exo Nebula

I think Princess Leia Nebula, because it looks like Princess Leia’s head, viewed from behind.

How about the "Loveseat" Nebula?