diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72db062..d4c0e7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cargo run --release
 
 This will stream about 700 GB Gaia data and save it in condensed form (still ~27 GB) to your local cache directory. If interrupted, it will resume where it left off. Once complete, the program will output `cubemap-1024x1024.png` and `net-1024x1024.png` to the local directory.
 
-Stars brighter than a set magnitude (defaulting to 7.0) are not written to the cubemap. They are instead stored in `bright-stars.bin` so they can be composited on afterwards.
+Stars brighter than a set magnitude (defaulting to 6.0) are not written to the cubemap. They are instead stored in `bright-stars.bin` so they can be composited on afterwards.
 
 # License
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b234a3a..13507a5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct Args {
     #[clap(value_name = "RESOLUTION", index = 1, default_value = "1024")]
     size: usize,
     /// Cutoff magnitude to include stars in the cubemap.
-    #[clap(value_name = "MIN_MAGNITUDE", index = 2, default_value = "7.0")]
+    #[clap(value_name = "MIN_MAGNITUDE", index = 2, default_value = "6.0")]
     min_magnitude: f32,
 }