出典:Wiktionary
From looking like the fur-lined hood of an Inuit (“Eskimo”) animal skin parka, while being worn.
NASA has deprecated the name "Eskimo Nebula" within NASA, due to perceived racist naming in the term "Eskimo", which is considered by Canadian Inuit to be insulting, and an exonym. However, Alaskan Eskimo still use the term.
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/02 20:38 UTC 版)
The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clownface Nebula or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar double-shell planetary nebula (PN). It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1787. The formation resembles a person's head surrounded by a parka hood. It is surrounded by gas that composed the outer layers of a Sun-like star. The visible inner filaments are ejected by strong wind of particles from the central star. The outer disk contains unusual light-year long orange filaments.