Starship Asterisk*

Sheep's Wool Nebula

pillow nebula has a nice ring.

1. The Caspar Nebula, after Caspar the Friendly Ghost
2. The Sheep's Wool Nebula, or The Sheep Nebula (as also suggested by astroobiwon)

Two of mine are taken. It does look like 2 face profiles facing away from each other " yin & yang nebula "

I can see the flying squirrel in there too.

How about a "bean bag"

I say call it the Pillow nebula.

The Lamb's Wool Nebula. But what was the source of the expansion in the first place?

The Bat

My first reaction upon seeing this photo was that it looked somewhat like a human brain. It's not a perfect match, of course, but that's what I saw.

Big badaboom! Looks like a flying squirrel.

I agree with Debbie - Flying Squirrel.

The Conch Nebula, of course!

Looks like a pillow to me. Maybe a cushion.

I will name it CARDED WOOL Nebula

Ice Cream Bar

I sugest "Patrick Star" the friend of Spongebob!

Shmegma

It looks like a cauliflower... the cauliflower nebula

Two possibilities: The Ravioli nebula (the scalloping around the edges made me think of this). Alternatively, the Jellyfish nebula.

CarlCarlCarl wrote:The Hot Pocket Nebula.

Obviously. Can we get Nestle to donate $$ for the "Naming rights"??

Nothing came to mind at first, but when I saw the Flying Squirrel Nebula reference, it just clicked. But I might suggest a simpler version of it instead, which rolls of the tongue better: The Rocky Nebula. Then, we just need to find an appropriately-shaped Bullwinkle Nebula nearby...

I'd go with The Pillowcase Nebula.

How about SFERA ? Meaning sphere

the poodle

I, too, thought it looked like wool--freshly sheared. I'd call it the Fleece Nebula

Maybe you should name the Nebula NGC 7027, Magna Candidatus which translates to (Great Bright One) in Latin.