Starship Asterisk*

NGC 40 is already the Bow Tie Nebula. Sorry. I'm with the Beignet crowd.

Burning Marshmallow Nebula is my pick. The flames are going in all directions because it's in space. And as the millennia go by, the nebula will STILL look like a burning marshmallow - with a bit of imagination at least.

The Freshly-Toasted Cherry and Cinnamon Pop-Tart Nebula.

Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, is often depicted holding the tragic mask and wearing buskins. Thalia, the muse of comedy, is similarly associated with the mask of comedy and comic's socks. Some people refer to the masks themselves as "Sock and Buskin."
I propose the "Sock-Buskin nebula" or the Melpomene-Thalia Nebula."

Or the Masks Nebula?

Microwave Popcorn Nebula?

How is it that an exploding sphere can form into the shape of a rectangle?

Richard Melton wrote:How is it that an exploding sphere can form into the shape of a rectangle?

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000ApJ...539..783L

They form many varied, lovely shapes... I have a collection https://www.flickr.com/photos/geckzilla ... 7355849174

It looks like a Flying Squirrel, so it could be named the Flying-Squirrel-Nebula.

Diabolo? (toy)

adambomb789 wrote:

mbonugli713@yahoo.com wrote:The KIRBY NEBULA!!!! (As in the pink Kirby character...google it!)

Another vote for Kirby!

Yes, Kirby, first thing I saw.

How about The Throwing Star Nebula? Or the Ravioli Nebula? I just had to chime in. You're not likely to hear from me much, as it's a long orbit.

I think it should be called the Brain Nebula, because the pink behind the red stripes look similar the the top of a brain.

The Farfalle Nebula

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 - How about the "Magic Carpet Nebula".

It should be names the Rose Nebula or Halsey Rose nebula due to it's similarities to Halsey's rose tattoo.
https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.1732365 ... fff.u2.jpg

MAGIC CARPET RIDE NEBULA

Mathgirlgeek wrote:I do agree that it looks like a pillow, but I also think it could be the Marshmallow Nebula

I thought the same thing, but would like to add that it looks like a marshmallow inside of a flaming bed pillow. Don't know what you would call that though!

How about the Sponge Bob nebula?

STRAND wrote:It should be named the Rose Nebula or Halsey Rose nebula due to it's similarities to Halsey's rose tattoo.
https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.1732365 ... fff.u2.jpg

How about The Pig Nebula?

Flying squirel or sugar glider nebulae

heino wedig wrote:It looks like a Flying Squirrel, so it could be named the Flying-Squirrel-Nebula.

Great minds think alike

MarkBuhr wrote:How about The Throwing Star Nebula? Or the Ravioli Nebula? I just had to chime in. You're not likely to hear from me much, as it's a long orbit.

Hell yes “ shuriken” nebulae

The Ghostbuster Nebula is what it looks like to me.