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

[drd]

my eighth grade class voted to name it "Patrick Star" I hope you know who he is.

[cursors]

My vove is for shredded wheat nebula.

[plasticos]

Flying Starfish

[RandomNublet]

It's very comforting to think of it as a giant (understatement) space pillow. I like pillow nebula as well

[Wah!]

Stinkhorn Nebula

[Holle]

The Puffy Pillow

[SLLeffler]

SQUAREINCIRCLE Nebulae

[PhillyJimi]

Flying Squirrel

[geckzilla]

This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends...

[neufer]

This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends...

<<The Rorschach test is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both. Some psychologists use this test to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning. It has been employed to detect underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are reluctant to describe their thinking processes openly. The test is named after its creator, Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach.

A striking characteristic of the Rorschach inkblots is their symmetry. Many unquestionably accept this aspect of the nature of the images but Rorschach, as well as other researchers, certainly did not. Rorschach experimented with both asymmetric and symmetric images before finally opting for the latter. He gives this explanation for the decision:

"Asymmetric figures are rejected by many subjects; symmetry supplied part of the necessary artistic composition. It has a disadvantage in that it tends to make answers somewhat stereotyped. On the other hand, symmetry makes conditions the same for right and left handed subjects; furthermore, it facilitates interpretation for certain blocked subjects. Finally, symmetry makes possible the interpretation of whole scenes".

Reber (1985) describes the blots as merely ".. the vehicle for the interaction .." between client and therapist, concluding: ".. the usefulness of the Rorschach will depend upon the sensitivity, empathy and insightfulness of the tester totally independently of the Rorschach itself. An intense dialogue about the wallpaper or the rug would do as well provided that both parties believe.">>

[Alessia]

It looks like a brain...and a storm..I would say BrainStorm

[century11]

Toasted Marshmellow

[SiebenSiegeln]

Volantis, soaring birds or Columbini, little dove

[djcozad]

Phantom Nebula

[garykp]

If not The Pillow Nebula then The Bread Dough Nebula.

[inikki]

It looks like a lite-up pillow pet

[Russell]

"Here I come to save the day!" Mighty Mouse is on his way!

[Russell]

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Showing my age I guess

[Beyond]

Mighty Mouse Missed

[sfstamant]

It looks like a 5-pointed star with a cloud in the middle. So "Star Cloud Nebula" is my suggestion. Which of course also means, well, a star cloud as in a galaxy.

[Syd]

Shredded Wheat - Deep Space Shredded Wheat

[floralatenn]

Saemmarah

[Physicist's Daughter]

The Pillow Nebula

[ppalkovic]

The Ghost Kitten Nebula, the brightest white w/brown lines portion looks like the neck and head of a kitten, the lighter portions look like a kitten's body but without clear definition, like a Ghost.

[Ignacio Parra]

the marshmallow nebula