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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:54 pm
by Lizziejax
It looks to me very much like the Prawn Crackers we get at our local Chinese lol :lol2:

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:55 pm
by geckzilla
neufer wrote:
geckzilla wrote:
Only 61 more pages of marshmallows, pillows, flying squirrels, and ravioli to go and this thread will tie with the Strange Streak thread, Asterisk's long time reigning champion for replies. Strange Streak has been #1 since 2004.
Note that Strange Streak took 3 days to fill up 25 Asterisk pages.

What is the record # of pages for one day (and/or the first day)?
This one, in fact, by far.
http://asterisk.apod.com/records.php

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:59 pm
by Jeff Parker
I would call it the Shredded Wheat nebula or the shark egg sac nebula

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:02 pm
by Wade1961
For some reason it reminds me of popcorn!

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:03 pm
by Damon
Silver Lining Nebula!

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:03 pm
by mikeaj
Cauliflower without a doubt. (see Wikipedia's picture)

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:05 pm
by Peter Rodman
Cauliflower Nebula.

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:10 pm
by Novembrian
Piece-of-Candy-in-a-Wrapper Nebula

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:11 pm
by jimboii
cauliflower nebula

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:12 pm
by Xenon
I too think it should be called "The Pillow Nebula" (although my daughter thinks it should be called the "Brain Nebula" as she feels it looks like a brain).

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:13 pm
by derk
sleepy kitty

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:15 pm
by spflyuk
Possible variants:

Fleece Nebula
Golden Fleece Nebula
Argonaut's Fleece Nebula
Ram's Fleece Nebula
Aries Fleece Nebula

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:18 pm
by Sylviane Clark
PILLOW FOR SURE

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:21 pm
by spflyuk
Alternatives:

Argonaut Nebula
Ram Nebula
Aries Nebula

Also:
Ares Nebula, as it was hung on an oak in a sacred to Ares grove by Phrixus before Jason took it.

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:22 pm
by mike studyform
My first thought was Popcorn nebula - I read through this thread and notice it's been suggested, so I agree.......

Then I had a good stare at the image, and what I see is a Poodle's head inside a bigger Poodle's head. So I'd like to offer:

The Poodle Nebula.

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:25 pm
by Saeed.M
Lantern

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:26 pm
by PeterH
looks like a flying squirrel viewed from below by spotlight at night... head is unseen, though; variant of "Pteromyini" maybe...? To see what I mean, follow this link before google changes the images... https://www.google.com/search?q=squirre ... IsBEOkTMAs

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:26 pm
by seahawkblue
forming Gods pillow

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:28 pm
by lbsgville
I like the flying squirrel but pillow works also. I don't remember ever hearing of a flying squirrel nebula but I'll bet there is already something out there with the word pillow in it, so let's go with the flying squirrel.

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:29 pm
by spaceisneat
Compass Rose Nebula

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:35 pm
by Ril
Lir Nebula, after the Lir of folklore who searched for his children after they were turned into swans. :saturn:

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:36 pm
by Mirabilia
Casper, surely!

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:39 pm
by In Valen's Name
How about the Compass Rose Nebula? It sure looks like one to me (which someone else has also suggested). (Unless there's a nebula out there already assigned such a moniker. And I think Cocoon Nebula has already been taken, heh.) Flying Squirrel would be my second choice for a name.

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:39 pm
by neufer
lbsgville wrote:
I like the flying squirrel but pillow works also. I don't remember ever hearing of a flying squirrel nebula but I'll bet there is already something out there with the word pillow in it, so let's go with the flying squirrel.
I'll bet there isn't. So there is still a case to be made for "The Pillow."

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

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:40 pm
by Mike Goodman
It's Patrick the starfish who is Sponge Bob's friend.
Patrick Nebula