Researchers are ecstatic at the prospect that they may have finally discovered the region of space from which Ozzy Osbourne came to this planet.
Ok, that’s the skull. Now, do how aliens would reconstruct the Nebula’s face, vs the Nabula’s actual face.
For me, the bare skull does imply some derpyness. I think it’s the position of the eyeholes.
Here is a better representation of the nebula:
If I rotate this picture 180°, it looks pretty much the same as the one in the OP.
It’s not fake, just processed differently.
https://astrobackyard.com/caldwell-49-rosette-nebula/
The petals of this rose are actually a stellar nursery where new stars are being born. This nebula has also been referred to as the “skull”, as it resembles a human skull in certain orientations.