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

[TrishB]

Sheep's Wool Nebula

[dyn0myt3]

pillow nebula has a nice ring.

[Mirarriba]

1. The Caspar Nebula, after Caspar the Friendly Ghost
2. The Sheep's Wool Nebula, or The Sheep Nebula (as also suggested by astroobiwon)

[emp1953]

Two of mine are taken. It does look like 2 face profiles facing away from each other " yin & yang nebula "

I can see the flying squirrel in there too.

How about a "bean bag"

[mrcliff]

I say call it the Pillow nebula.

[HarCohen]

The Lamb's Wool Nebula. But what was the source of the expansion in the first place?

[Tarpon471]

The Bat

[Apollo]

My first reaction upon seeing this photo was that it looked somewhat like a human brain. It's not a perfect match, of course, but that's what I saw.

[zbvhs]

Big badaboom! Looks like a flying squirrel.

[Kati]

I agree with Debbie - Flying Squirrel.

[mvanevic]

The Conch Nebula, of course!

[Jef McKenzie]

Looks like a pillow to me. Maybe a cushion.

[Jaradat]

I will name it CARDED WOOL Nebula

[Asher]

Ice Cream Bar

[mbmarque]

I sugest "Patrick Star" the friend of Spongebob!

[Apok76]

Shmegma

[sharleenprice]

It looks like a cauliflower... the cauliflower nebula

[drmarc81]

Two possibilities: The Ravioli nebula (the scalloping around the edges made me think of this). Alternatively, the Jellyfish nebula.

[kubiniec]

The Hot Pocket Nebula.

Obviously. Can we get Nestle to donate $$ for the "Naming rights"??

[Steve K]

Nothing came to mind at first, but when I saw the Flying Squirrel Nebula reference, it just clicked. But I might suggest a simpler version of it instead, which rolls of the tongue better: The Rocky Nebula. Then, we just need to find an appropriately-shaped Bullwinkle Nebula nearby...

[jthecursed]

I'd go with The Pillowcase Nebula.

[ska]

How about SFERA ? Meaning sphere

[galileo00001]

the poodle

[Jean in wisc]

I, too, thought it looked like wool--freshly sheared. I'd call it the Fleece Nebula

[Keithq2]

Maybe you should name the Nebula NGC 7027, Magna Candidatus which translates to (Great Bright One) in Latin.