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I assume you mean the absolute magnitude (brightness) of stars. The problem with this is that it can't be directly measured. What astronomers can measure is the apparent magnitude. To make conclusions about the absolute magnitude, they would also have to know the distance to the star, as well as data about extinction, i.e., how much dust and gas there is between us and the start which may make the light look fainter. Note that the absolute magnitude is very important to characterize a star - but it may be difficult to calculate it with much precision.

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