Astronomy Picture of the Day . ... Credit: A. Vannini , G. Li Causi , A. Ricciardi , A. Garatti Explanation: This gorgeous view of stars, nebulae, and the Milky Way comes from the dark night sky above the lovely island of La Palma in the Canaries archipelago . ... Brilliant white Sirius , near the bottom, is the brightest star in the picture (and in Earth's night sky). ... Across the Milky Way, above and to the left of Sirius, is slightly less brilliant Procyon, brightest star of Canis Minor . ...