Or are those snow flurries? The excitement is over 33 ... put them together in a one-second animated GIF, the scene really came to life: #ROSETTA? OSIRIS #67P/CHURYUMOV-GERASIMENKO new albums ...

The animations vary ... For the holiday GIF cards, Intothecontinuum worked his math magic to render two seasonal scenes, a nostalgic portrait of of snowflakes falling and a series of fireworks ...

The GIF was made using footage from storm chaser Mike Olbinski, who deliberately goes seeking these things out. Personally, I’m perfectly happy to just look at it on the computer, where I am safe.