NGC2023 and NGC2024

My first ever try at the horsehead nebula and the flame nebula. I would therefore really appreciate tips or tricks for the next time. The star feels a bit to bright ? Or is that normal for the brighter stars?

Taken from bortle 5 with almost a full moon

all frames taken with light pollution filter

Equipment:

Nikon D5300

EQM 35 pro skywatcher mount

Skywatcher Quattro 150P telescope

Frames and software:

100 light frames of 90 seconds each

50 flat frames

50 bias frames

30 dark frames

stacked in Astro Pixel Processor

edited in Pixinsight (with RCastro addons)