I do understand that . . .
Good morning, Hank.
The albedo (which my spellchecker wants to make Alberto) glare overwhelms the stars, as described in my "Overwhelmed" post on this same thread.
For instance, the Moon actually has a slate-gray surface, but reflects brilliantly at night.
The initial photo was just a really cool shot from an old New Horizons story I was reading, probably posted before any shots were actually made for Pluto. The spectrum shots from the mission that I posted are far, far more exciting.
Haven't been everywhere -- yet -- but I've been around.