A Tulip in Cepheus (SH2-140) (Jason Doyle Sr)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cepheus (Cep) · Contains: 25 Cep · HD211880 · HD212365 · HD212413 · HD212730 · HD212882 · HD213023 · HD213099 · HD213242 · HD213353 · HD213631 · HD213642 · HD214111 · LBN 505 · LDN 1201 · LDN 1202 · LDN 1203 · LDN 1204 · LDN 1206 · LDN 1207 · LDN 1208 · Sh2-140 · Sh2-145 · The star 25 Cep

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I'd planned for this to be an SHO image when I located the area in this epic mosaic by @Bray Falls.
I failed to realize (again) that I can't get nearly as much signal from my Bortle 7 backyard as you can from Sierra Remote... especially OIII, and especially during full moon.
I stuck with it anyway and put almost 14 hours of OIII in this image. That OIII stack had very little signal and contributed very little to the image... what a waste of time .

I didn't even try SII, as the first subs showed nothing.
I really like this image though, and I think it's my best star color processing yet. The bright nebulosity on the right side of the image reminds me of a tulip, hence the title.
I added some subtle diffraction spikes to really make it pop. What do we think of fake spikes?
Hope you enjoy. CS

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RA (center)	22h24m01s.90
RA (top/left)	22h31m40s.70
RA (top/right)	22h11m42s.50
RA (bottom/right)	22h16m58s.18
RA (bottom/left)	22h36m05s.78

Dec (center)	+63°36′46″.7
Dec (top/left)	+64°43′28″.1
Dec (top/right)	+63°52′54″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	+62°28′40″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	+63°16′49″.0

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