Diocese definition, an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. See more.
planetary nebulae represented here by the ring nebula are examples of emission nebulae an emission nebula is a nebula formed of ionized gases that emit light of various colors the most common source of ionization is high energy photons emitted from a nearby hot star
Hubble image of emission nebula NGC 2174. Some of the most prominent emission nebulae visible from the northern hemisphere are the North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and Veil Nebula NGC 6960/6992 in Cygnus, while in the south celestial hemisphere, the Lagoon Nebula M8 / NGC 6523 in Sagittarius and the Orion Nebula M42.