astronomy picture of the day

Rosemary

This popped up on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website, which I always look at.

It’s not astronomy, nor is it a picture — well, not a single picture, not exactly.

But I’m glad they showed it, because it made me very happy.

You want to go full-screen for this. You absolutely do. Trust me.

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6 Responses to “astronomy picture of the day”

  • Sean Fagan Says:
    July 21st, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    I’ve enjoyed his videos; I gave him money for this one and the previous one.

    The last scene in this one always makes me tear up.

  • Lindig Says:
    July 22nd, 2012 at 10:33 am

    Dance is the breath of life IMNSHO. Loved the video; loved the seal (sea lion?). Thanks!

  • Teena Says:
    July 22nd, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    I happy-cried all the way through that. Thank you for sharing it, as I haven’t seen it anywhere else. I needed this today!

  • Sean Fagan Says:
    July 22nd, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    There is an outtakes video, btw; it has more of the sea lion. (Oh, and yes, you can tell it’s a sea lion, because it can walk on land. True seals don’t have rear flippers that rotate, so they have to move like a snake or caterpillar on land. Now, normally, I wouldn’t bother being so technical and pedantic, but this is Rosemary Kirstein’s blog, and I feel it’s what Rowan would do. 8-))

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4quCAG4eCc for the outtakes.

  • tariqata Says:
    July 22nd, 2012 at 10:37 pm

    Apparently I’ve been missing this for ages, so thank you! I really, really needed a reminder that the world is awesome today. And this fit the bill.