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It is a challenge. I think you sum it up when you say “ hit it with a longer focal length “. The brightness depends on the frame of reference. If you’re imaging just NGC 2070 or even tighter like the lovers loop, by all means tone it down to show the features. When you image a wider area like you have, the dynamic range is important to show context to the field. It takes skill to extract as much out of the background and not clip the highlights.
Having said that, I do like your edited version. I just feel like the first version is more “ right “.
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