fwiw, I cross-posted this to bug reports, and it sounds like this is the intended behaviour for now:
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I see the same, little easier to see with a video: edit: just realized your image is a gif too, it wasn't autoplaying for me haha

Regarding the changelog entry from 2.1.7:
Reworked asteroid damage - asteroids take damage when they collide with entities and tiles, and they no longer slow down.

Does the reworked asteroid damage model only affect how much damage asteroids take, or does it also affect how much damage platforms ...

Good point about the clouds. Turning them off does help a little bit, but it's still very dark even without them.

Clouds on vs clouds off:

1. What did you do?
I built two identical builds, one on Vulcanus, one on Fulgora. While using night vision and remote view, I took screenshots at night.

2. What happened?
Machines and icons on Fulgora appear to be much darker than other planets (i.e. Vulcanus). This makes the game hard for me to ...