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

[Lizziejax]

It looks to me very much like the Prawn Crackers we get at our local Chinese lol

[geckzilla]

Only 61 more pages of marshmallows, pillows, flying squirrels, and ravioli to go and this thread will tie with the Strange Streak thread, Asterisk's long time reigning champion for replies. Strange Streak has been #1 since 2004.

Note that Strange Streak took 3 days to fill up 25 Asterisk pages.

What is the record # of pages for one day (and/or the first day)?

This one, in fact, by far.
http://asterisk.apod.com/records.php

[Jeff Parker]

I would call it the Shredded Wheat nebula or the shark egg sac nebula

[Wade1961]

For some reason it reminds me of popcorn!

[Damon]

Silver Lining Nebula!

[mikeaj]

Cauliflower without a doubt. (see Wikipedia's picture)

[Peter Rodman]

Cauliflower Nebula.

[Novembrian]

Piece-of-Candy-in-a-Wrapper Nebula

[jimboii]

cauliflower nebula

[Xenon]

I too think it should be called "The Pillow Nebula" (although my daughter thinks it should be called the "Brain Nebula" as she feels it looks like a brain).

[derk]

sleepy kitty

[spflyuk]

Possible variants:

Fleece Nebula
Golden Fleece Nebula
Argonaut's Fleece Nebula
Ram's Fleece Nebula
Aries Fleece Nebula

[Sylviane Clark]

PILLOW FOR SURE

[spflyuk]

Alternatives:

Argonaut Nebula
Ram Nebula
Aries Nebula

Also:
Ares Nebula, as it was hung on an oak in a sacred to Ares grove by Phrixus before Jason took it.

[mike studyform]

My first thought was Popcorn nebula - I read through this thread and notice it's been suggested, so I agree.......

Then I had a good stare at the image, and what I see is a Poodle's head inside a bigger Poodle's head. So I'd like to offer:

The Poodle Nebula.

[Saeed.M]

Lantern

[PeterH]

looks like a flying squirrel viewed from below by spotlight at night... head is unseen, though; variant of "Pteromyini" maybe...? To see what I mean, follow this link before google changes the images... https://www.google.com/search?q=squirre ... IsBEOkTMAs

[seahawkblue]

forming Gods pillow

[lbsgville]

I like the flying squirrel but pillow works also. I don't remember ever hearing of a flying squirrel nebula but I'll bet there is already something out there with the word pillow in it, so let's go with the flying squirrel.

[spaceisneat]

Compass Rose Nebula

[Ril]

Lir Nebula, after the Lir of folklore who searched for his children after they were turned into swans.

[Mirabilia]

Casper, surely!

[In Valen's Name]

How about the Compass Rose Nebula? It sure looks like one to me (which someone else has also suggested). (Unless there's a nebula out there already assigned such a moniker. And I think Cocoon Nebula has already been taken, heh.) Flying Squirrel would be my second choice for a name.

[neufer]

I like the flying squirrel but pillow works also. I don't remember ever hearing of a flying squirrel nebula but I'll bet there is already something out there with the word pillow in it, so let's go with the flying squirrel.

I'll bet there isn't. So there is still a case to be made for "The Pillow."

[Mike Goodman]

It's Patrick the starfish who is Sponge Bob's friend.
Patrick Nebula