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APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:05 am
by APOD Robot
Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027 from Hubble
Explanation: It is one of the brightest planetary nebulae on the sky -- what should it be named? First discovered in 1878, nebula
NGC 7027 can be seen toward the
constellation of the Swan (Cygnus) with a
standard backyard telescope. Partly because it appears there as only an indistinct spot, it is rarely referred to with a moniker. When imaged with the Earth-orbiting
Hubble Space Telescope, however, great details are revealed. Studying Hubble images of
NGC 7027 have led to the
understanding that it is a
planetary nebula that began expanding about
600 years ago, and that the cloud of gas and dust is unusually massive as it appears to contain about three times the mass of our Sun.
Pictured here in assigned colors, the resolved, layered, and dust-laced features of NGC 7027 might remind
sky enthusiasts of a familiar icon that could be the basis for an informal name. A
leading previous suggestion was the
Pillow Nebula, but please feel free to make new suggestions -- for example, in an
online APOD discussion forum.
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Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:33 am
by Mathgirlgeek
I do agree that it looks like a pillow, but I also think it could be the Marshmallow Nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:50 am
by neufer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7027 wrote:
<<[NGC 7027] was photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1996. Prior to these observations, NGC 7027 was thought to be a proto-planetary nebula with the central star too cool to ionize any of the gas, but it is now known to be a planetary nebula in the earliest stage of its development.
In a 6" telescope at around 50x it appears as a relatively bright bluish star. At magnifications around 180x a vaguely ursine shape has led to the epithet of the "
Gummy Bear Nebula". It is best viewed with the highest magnification possible.>>
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:55 am
by Craig Porter
How about the Bowtie Nebula?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:01 am
by HearsAWho
what about Gassy McGasFace Nebula?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:14 am
by neufer
Mathgirlgeek wrote:
I do agree that it looks like a pillow, but I also think it could be the Marshmallow Nebula
- Shakespeare's Stratford Sack?
https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/stratford-monument-fraud/ wrote:
The Stratford Monument: A Monumental Fraud
by Richard Whalen
Figure 1 (left): Dugdale’s sketch of the Stratford monument made in 1634 during his visit to Stratford. Courtesy of Sir William Dugdale, a descendant. Photo courtesy of Gerald Downs.
Figure 2 (right): Hollar’s engraving of the monument in Dugdale, published in 1656, 1730 and 1765 editions.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:18 am
by KGDOBSON
Either the "Beignet Nebula" or the "Sopapilla Nebula." I favor the first--it trips off the tongue better. Also, some cooks make round sopapillas, but I have never seen beignets that weren't pillow-shaped.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:29 am
by Gerflash1
Pillow is obvious, but looking at the outer "shroud" layer, I rather like "Casper."
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:36 am
by BioGuy
It very much looks like a lotus blossom. Find a photo online and compare. Go NASA!
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:42 am
by Switsa
So Bowie Nebula
![Image](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/6a/95/e5/6a95e5e953a228b29e0890801b738c71.jpg)
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:44 am
by tmiller
How about the flying squirrel
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:49 am
by schling
For « obvious reasons » I would call it the Ravioli nebula.
Robert
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:51 am
by Boomer12k
"Shuriken Nebula"---The Japanese Throwing Star....Way Cool....
![Cool 8-)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
It even looks like it has been "Thrown"... and is moving....
Why is it so bright? Is it fairly..."New"?
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Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:12 am
by FLPhotoCatcher
Mathgirlgeek wrote:I do agree that it looks like a pillow, but I also think it could be the Marshmallow Nebula
Mathgirlgeek, you gave me an idea for a name... The Burning Marshmallow Nebula!
An alternate: The Flaming Marshmallow Nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:14 am
by Talonstrike
My vote is for the Memory Foam Nebula.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:15 am
by meghan
My father died today january ninth right at midnight.. his name Mark David Krueger. He was as bright, colorful and lived his life just as large as NCG 7027. I request which i hope is most sincerely considered that it be named Mark David after my father who lived life so fast he went sliding in sideways. Born Friday october 13th 1964 died today january 9th 2018.
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:15 am
by acelightning
How about the Tater Tot Nebula?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:24 am
by Phoebus
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:48 am
by Patrick Tellez
Peppermint anyone?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:19 am
by corradoventu
ravioli
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:33 am
by ygmarchi
What about Fat Cross Nebula?
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:34 am
by Rocky the Flying Squirrel
![Image](http://www.kyforward.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/flying-squirrel-2.jpg)
The flying squirrel nebula (or the Rocky nebula)
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:49 am
by Bwith
Shark's egg nebula
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:11 am
by gaia_fdr
Squadred, inflated shape...it's the
crescentina nebula!
And if you've never tasted crescentine bolognesi, you unlucky, here is a picture.
https://www.google.it/search?q=crescent ... 6Hmp5byGgM:
Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:21 am
by Madbilby
The TeaBag Nebula