Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern Night.

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.