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The pillow nebula

Guest wrote:Looks like a pillow to me.

My thought exactly! Could be the 'pillow nebula'...

tetrahedron nebula as in quantum physics . the star of David .

Rocky the Flying Squirrel for sure. Saw it immediately and was amazed to find it had already been zapped several times. Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a white dwarf out of my hat! Bulwinkle, that trick never works. In Australia we have flying foxes (a kind of fruit bat) but it's the same thing.

APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027.
How about ' Marshmallow Nebula ' for a name?

DW

Guest wrote:Looks like a pillow to me.

Yes, it looks like a pillow in pillow fight, so it could be "pillow fight nebula".
It is in motion and cracked in the middle.

"Cottonball Nebula"

Cushion Nebula

My spontaneous association:

the "Starfish Nebula," or "Patrick" (from SpongeBob SquarePants)

The Ravioli Nebula

The paper bag nebula or the sheepskin rug nebula or fleece nebula

Someone had mentioned the Compass Rose... I second that.

SleepingSocrates
The Nebula Looks like Socorates with closed eyes looking down from the universe

Mermaids Purse Nebula

Cygnus Nebula

It resembles a swan at rest

How about "The Shuriken Nebula"? Looks like a ninja throwing star in flight to me...

Cotton Bale Nebula

I have seen Cotton and Pillow a lot, but to me it looks mostly like a cotton bale.
Just google 'cotton bale' and look at the pictures and you will see why.

sheepskin nebula - from New Zealand looks exactly like one

Definitely a starfish!

Cotton bale Nebula, nothing closer to this image!

The Goldfish nebula because of the goldfish swimming around the outer perimeter that are not stars.

There are some good thoughts here, however I think the Moth Nebula would work as I see a ghostly moth attracted to a bright light.

Compass nebula

I go with Pillow or cushion Nebula