It seems counterintuitive to make things glow by making the background lighter right around them. Because that's not what we see...is it? Or is that just my brain playing tricks on me again. I wonder if we just filter out the glow and see a sharp line in our heads. But that's what seems to work (the glowing), especially when you have a really dark background like this one. Greg Kreutz is big on this and teaches it in his books. I think it has to be one of those things that is easily over-done. Anyway, that's just me rambling...
