Photo shows some of the closest/brightest stars.
Mag: apparent (visual) magnitude;
abs-Mag: apparent magnitude at distance 33 LY = 10 parsec
Sirius: 8.6 LY -1.44 Mag 1.45 abs-Mag
Procyon: 11.5 LY 0.40 Mag 2.68 abs-Mag
Closest star (not show) is:
α Centauri: 4.4 LY 0.0 Mag 4.34 abs-Mag
although α Centauri is twice as close as Sirius,
its 14x lower abs-Mag means a lower Mag.
Betelgeuse: ~ 550 LY ~ 0.5(var) -6 abs-Mag
Rigel: 860 LY ~0.1(var) -8 abs-Mag
Aldebaran: 65 LY ~0.85(var) -0.64 abs-Mag
Photo:
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra W lens f/1.7 ISO 800 10sec
Oct 16, 2023 6:27am EDT Carleton Place Ont.
Nearest Bright Stars (Wiki)
Star Magnitude (Wiki)