The table below is a list of well-known celestial objects and roughly where they fall on the magnitude scale—some objects, such as Venus, vary in brightness. The magnitude values have been rounded.
In Starry Night, you can find the magnitude of an object by placing your cursor over it. Try it out on the main Starry Night window on the right.
| Object | Mag |
| Sun | -26 |
| Full Moon | -12.6 |
| Crescent Moon | -6 |
| Venus (the brightest planet) | -4 |
| Jupiter | -2 |
| Sirius (the brightest star in the sky) | -1 |
| Vega (the brightest star in the Summer Triangle) | 0 |
| Saturn | +1 |
| Polaris (the North Star) and the Stars of the Big Dipper | +2 |
| The Andromeda Galaxy | +4 |
| Uranus and the Faintest Stars Visible with the Naked Eye | +6 |
| Objects You Need Binoculars to See | +7 and greater |