AUGUST 6, 2012
Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern Night
EXPLANATION
Have you ever seen the night sky change? It does—sometimes in beautiful and unexpected ways. To see it, though, usually requires patience. The above award winning video shows several of the possible changes in dramatic fashion with a time lapse video. Visible are sunset-illuminated clouds moving, stars of vivid colors rising, the long tail of a Comet Lovejoy rising, bright satellites crossing, a meteor exploding, a distant lightning storm approaching, skyscapes including the Magellanic Clouds rotating, and a fisheye sky rotating while the foreground becomes illuminated by moonlight. Frequently featuring an artistic human sculpture in the foreground and the southern sky in the background, the video closes with a time lapse clip of a total lunar eclipse. If you can identify any more of the sky events depicted—or any of the landscapes shown—please illuminate them with a comment.
Video Credit
Colin Legg; Music Credit: Nocturnal (Redux) by Unkle
