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Originally Posted by rcheshire
THat core is difficult to control - it's way too bright.
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The way to deal with that, is to control its brightness separately in a layer - it'll keep the core happy and make your life so much easier!.
Have you looked into masking, layering then blending? Especially M42 is a prime candidate for the 'fake' HDR treatment (e.g. one layer with the core, one layer with the rest, with a slight overlap of the masks where they transition into each other).