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

[goober]

Did anybody catch the original Star Trek symbol of the star flying through the circle? Or was that Nasa?

[jxbeirne]

Ice Cube Nebula

[rockaday johnny]

shark's egg

[planetjoe]

Nobody is going for their linked hint, eh? Apparently the answer they are looking for is HEDGEHOG.
Admittedly, the thing does look like a marshmallow or pillow. But bear in mind that most planetary nebulae look like that
in this early stage, due to the nature of explosions in space. It is not the color or texture so much as the overall shape that should name and define the thing.
And, it does look a lot like Sonic the Hedgehog's head.
Still, it looks more like a pillowcase.

[toneyvr]

Ravioli nebula

[SteveD]

NGC 7027 looks like the "Mermaid's Purse Nebula". A mermaids purse is a shark egg case, also known as a chondrichthyes. Not all shark egg cases look like this, but many do.

[Bobo]

Peekachu

[PassingBy]

It looks like a Ravioli, or a pillow

[TJVanK]

I concur with several other posts here - It is most obviously "The Pillow Nebula".

[geckzilla]

The Asterisk* Flash Mob nebula

No kidding!

[patriciaL]

The "pillow nebula" seems opportune to me.

[a guest]

While I agree with many posts, it looks like a pillow, however, since I am hungry I think I will suggest "Frosted Mini-Wheats".

[Guest]

Flying Squirrel was my first thought. Happy to see others agree

[THSastroClass]

Frosted Mini Wheat Nebula

Toasted Marshmallow Nebula

Frosting Nebula

[Dave Potter]

Magic Carpet Nebula

[peterwerren]

Ice Cream Sandwich Nebula

[joeobee]

Ravioli Nebula

[ThomasSanDiego]

How about something snappy like "Pentacle superimposed on a circle nebula"?

[mgordon]

Flying Squirrel Nebula

[rnovick]

This nebula reminds me of "Casper the Friendly Ghost." I submit that name.

[Hans Miranda]

Shark Tooth

[franklinbgrey]

Flying Squirrel Nebula

[emernal]

flying squirrel

[Geezertalk]

Spider Egg Nebula.

Doesn't that give a warm fuzzy feeling? Thinking of billions of cosmic spiders emerging when they hatch out.

[nuszig]

“The Galactic Fluffy Pillow”. or just “The Galactic Pillow” but I like the former.