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Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:54 am
by werdna
flying cat nebula!
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:58 am
by shirleypeters
It is a beautiful, exciting object.
It was 'born' at the beginning of the Renaissance period in Europe.
But on the other side of the world, and about that time, a famous Chinese admiral was crossing the oceans and 'discovering' many new worlds. His name was Zheng He. His great achievements have not been recognised enough... I would like to see the nebula named in his honour.
a.org/wiki/Zheng_He
The 'Zheng He" Nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:02 am
by AdrianChallinor
Guest wrote:Looks like a pillow to me.
I agree, It should be "the Pillow Case Nebula".
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:03 am
by chthonic
The pillow nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:06 am
by Yzala
Cushion Nebula
or Pillow Nebula
That sounds like a nice name
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Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:07 am
by E.A.Blair
How about "The After Dinner Mint Nebula"?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:08 am
by Jannik Jauch
Cerebrum Nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:09 am
by Andrew J. Coutinho
Compass Rose Nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:13 am
by ampospisil
It looks like a jellyfish Aurelia aurita
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:14 am
by Thilen
I would call it The Pillow or The Eiderdown !
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:16 am
by gmaiarodrigo
giant stingray
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:17 am
by macfoto1
I vote for Pillowcase Nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:18 am
by subbu107
Yes, Pillowcase nebula was what struck me straightaway !
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:19 am
by Northerner04
It looks like a kernel of popcorn, so I suggest Popcorn Nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:20 am
by ws2
Here is one more vote for "Pillow".
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:20 am
by Frontis
It looks like a starfish to me. The Starfish Nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:23 am
by DoctorJ
The Space Shuttle
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:25 am
by BDanielMayfield
Welcome first time posters. Isn’t astronomy fun?
I’d say it looks like a lightly toasted marshmallow or a popped popcorn.
But don’t fail to notice the details, both in the picture and in the description. We can see a central star beginning to shine trough the dust. It is a newly formed white dwarf I think. I wonder, how brightly did it shine before it coughed up this nebula about 600 years ago? Was it a red giant, seen and maybe even charted by early astronomers?
Around the edges of the “pillow” we can see starfish like pointy arms and also a circular ring of gas. The white cloud is likely growing fast, so the slower moving ring formed by an earlier, far less intense expulsion of gas is likely to be covered up soon. “Soon” is relative, this nebula is 3,000 light years away and so even though the main cloud is growing fast it will take some time to notice changes here on Earth.
Bruce
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:26 am
by guestfasaer
It looks like Lebron's pregame chalk clap.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:26 am
by Guest
Name it "Pillow" - doesn't it look just like a pillow!
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:31 am
by jarrar
Pop corn Nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:31 am
by tensor74
Casper nebula or airplane nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:32 am
by JPratt
It's 'Pass-the -Parcel' nebula, for sure!
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:32 am
by lionberger
Obviously it is Rocky the Flying Squirrel!
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:33 am
by akanippy
fleece nebula