Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:33 am
Looks like a ghost to me, so Casper seems like a decent name
Iceblock - a white bubbly centre with a clear outer portion
Pillow
Starship Asterisk*
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Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:36 am
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:36 am
The PIllow Nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:36 am
it looks like a 5-pointed star to me
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:37 am
Gozer, because it reminds me of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:39 am
My vote, the Roasted Marshmallow Nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:41 am
pillow nebula- has my vote
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:42 am
Manta Ray nebula or Shark's Mouth nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:53 am
Casper Nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:53 am
looks like Cappuccino to me
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:55 am
raviola
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:56 am
Toaster Strudel Nebula!
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:59 am
It reminds me of a starfish too, but the reminiscense of cotton is also too strong. So I suggest the name "Cotton Starfish". Since calling it just Cotton Star would be too confusing, and just Starfish, not too fair.astroobiwon wrote:The first thing that came to my mind when I viewed this planetary nebula was sheep's wool, so I think it should be called, "The Sheep's Wool Nebula" or Sheep Nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:01 am
The first thought I had was "Iceberg". And I was not the first to think of that.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:03 am
>no galaxies in the imagegeckzilla wrote: There are no galaxies in the image.
Edit: Here is another image of the same object sans cosmic rays.
http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Nebulae/NGC7027 ...Just look up for yourself any other image of this object and you'll find that the only one with this arrangement of spots and specks will be the Hubble data. That's because they cosmic ray strikes are unique for each time the telescope captures some image.
>only one notable star in the image
>toplel
Do you even Hubble?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:10 am
Flying Squirrel
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:12 am
What? There are several stars visible in the APOD image. Like I said, most of those streaks are cosmic rays. If you clean them up then you can more clearly see the stars. I "Hubble" more than any of you might expect.Guest wrote:>no galaxies in the image
>only one notable star in the image
>toplel
Do you even Hubble?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:14 am
Pillow Nebula 
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:19 am
How about the "Bowtie Nebula"? Or the "Bill Nye in the Sky Nebula"?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:21 am
I think it could be called the moth or the pillow nebula. Either seem fitting.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:22 am
Looks like tofu to me
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:23 am
NGC 7027 The cushion nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:24 am
I looks like a frosted mini wheat
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:29 am
It looks like an oyster to me.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:41 am
the Conch Nebula