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Step 5: Once that's done, Edit > Cut your planet from the layer it is on. Paste it into a new transparent layer and delete the old layer. This gets rid of some annoying pixel artefacts around the rim of the planet, leaving you with a nice, smooth edge to work with. This is now our "Planet" layer (you can now delete the previous layer you just cut away from).

Layer > Duplicate your planet layer, and then go to Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options.  Enter the settings as they are on the left, but do not leave the dialog by pressing OK yet.

Step 6: Navigate over to the Outer Glow section of the layer effects dialog and duplicate the settings on the left.  The glow colour you need has a hexadecimal value of #6283A7.

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