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

[jovialscript]

The Hypnos Nebula. Explanation: this nebula exists in Cygnus the Swan, a constellation named using the Greek word for swan. Hypnos is the Greek god of sleep, thus allowing the imagination to generate images of a pillow or similar objects.

[bkeeley]

Marshmallow Pillow Nebula

(To combine a few suggestions into one name)

[neufer]

I would call it the Shredded Wheat nebula

[BillBixby]

Sorry, but please Not Rocky. I just don't see him in there. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... wAg&iact=c

[Yaya]

The sugar cube nebula,


because it is white and shaped as a cube of sugar

[RobertLöhning]

To me, it looks like the cauliflower nebula.

[astrodio]

i see abirthday cake,so the birthday Cake nebula

[bingo]

Sheepskin rug nebula It simply HAS to be.

[lbsgville]

My wife thinks it should be named The Star Cloud Nebula.

[Guest]

Cosmic Pillow

[brickhouse]

Cauliflower Nebula

[suirsuss]

Definitely looks like a pillow next closest thing is marshmallow but only because marshmallows are pillowish themselves ...

[Marcos]

It seems to me a slab of white marble.

[retrogalax]

The White Alpaga Nebula.

[jhlegette@yahoo.com]

I see a thin crescent moon with arms wrapped around the middle.

[neufer]

[size=150][color=#0000FF]The Toy Poodle Nebula[/color][/size]

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[size=150][color=#0000FF]The Bichon Frisé Nebula[/color][/size]

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[bobumid]

Burnt marshmallow nebula

[JuanAustin]

Also, THE POPTART NEBULA because that's the way my son's poptart looks like when he bites off both ends of it.
Ok, I admit, I do the same.

[Guest]

The Pillow Nebula

[FernandoZombieSlayer]

The Fatman Nebula.

[Leonel Silva]

Marshmallow Nebula

[ronbobaker]

The "Hot Pocket" Nebula...

[kjensen86]

The Kirby Nebula!

[NOLAGirl]

Plateía Nebula
(plateía - Greek for square)
or
Polymnia Nebula (name of one of the Muses, she represent geometry)

[dem0sthenes]

I immediately think of roasted marshmallows. Marshmallow Nebula? S'mores Nebula?