diff --git a/celestia.cfg b/celestia.cfg
index d4881f33..29dbafbc 100644
--- a/celestia.cfg
+++ b/celestia.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Configuration
 	StarNameDatabase     "data/hdnames.dat"
 	SolarSystemCatalogs  [ "data/solarsys.ssc" "data/extrasolar.ssc" ]
 
+	FaintestVisibleMagnitude 5.5
+
 	LabelledStars
 	[
 	"Sol"
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 14bb4eac..1ffae692 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ CelestiaConfig* ReadCelestiaConfig(string filename)
 
     CelestiaConfig* config = new CelestiaConfig();
 
+    config->faintestVisible = 6.0f;
+    configParams->getNumber("FaintestVisibleMagnitude", config->faintestVisible);
     configParams->getString("StarDatabase", config->starDatabaseFile);
     configParams->getString("StarNameDatabase", config->starNamesFile);
 
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 0a1b854f..e5ddc186 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct CelestiaConfig
     std::string starNamesFile;
     std::vector<std::string> solarSystemFiles;
     std::vector<std::string> labelledStars;
+    float faintestVisible;
 };