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Step 1.

Create a new 500X500 pixels document with a white background and a black foreground. Create a new layer. Now choose Elliptical Marquee Tool and holding Shift create a circle selection. Fill it with a black color (Edit > Fill). Then apply Filter > Render > Difference Clouds several times.

 

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Step 2.

Apply Image > Adjustments > Levels with the following settings:

 

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Then apply Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask with the following settings: Amount->500%, Radius->3.0, Threshold->15.

 

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Step 3.

Apply Filter > Distort > Spherize with Amount->100%; and then Filter > Distort > Spherize with Amount->50%. Now apply Image > Adjustments > Color Balance with the following settings: Shadows: +100 | 0 | -100, Midtones: +100 | 0 | -100, Highlights: +70 | 0 | -15.

 

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Step 4.

Apply Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask with the following settings: Amount->300%, Radius->3.0, Threshold->15. Apply CTRL+D. Add background with stars. And that's it.

 

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