Stars and Clouds Over Yotei Volcano, Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan February 16 2011, 8:35am via flickr.com

Grant Kaye Photography posted a photo:

The above shot is a composite of ~25 frames from a 328 frame timelapse of stars and clouds moving over Mt. Yotei volcano in Niesko, Japan.

I was visited by a friendly kitsune (fox) during this timelapse, although I have to admit I spent most of it enjoying Suntori time in my accommodation and watching the red light on the back of my camera blink on and off.

Clouds came in and took over the sky during the latter half of the sequence, but I was happy to see stars at the beginning as it has been snow, snow, snow here in Niseko.