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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Start with flattened layer. Duplicate it twice. Make the top layer invisible for the moment.
Middle layer: apply strong median so that all the little stars dissappear completely and the large haloed stars still appear as a faint smudge. I used 25 pixels or so for your 50% version. Be carefull with your median radius, you can overdo and underdo it! Create a hide all layer mask. With a soft edged white paint brush on the layer mask, carefully "reveal" the median layer only over the bright halo so that it and the star are completely gone. Be careful not to hide any residual stars at the boundary of the halo.
Top Layer: Create a hide all mask for this layer as well. With a soft edged white paintbrush, paint the layer mask with a spot centred on the star. Reveal as much of the airy disk as you like. With a very fine white brush you also need to paint the mask to reveal the diff spikes as well. This last step is best done while sober.
Touch up: If the colour where the halo was isn't right, apply a circular marquee tool (feathered) to that area on the middle layer, and colour balance until it looks right. If you've hidden some boundary stars, gently paint the mask in the top layer with a small soft white brush to reveal them.
Repeat the process using the same layers for all affected stars. Make sure you zoom right in of course so you can see what you're doing.
Voila! about 2 mins per star should do it
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