Peter Coles
@telescoper.bsky.social
Theoretical astrophysicist specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it. Based in Ireland. Personal account. Call me old-fashioned but I don't like fascists. He/him/his.
Blog: telescoper.blog
Blog: telescoper.blog
Maynooth University Library Cat (and Bat) Update
On my way to lunch today I saw Maynooth University Library Cat trying the well-known "staring at an empty dish" ploy. It worked, as it always does.. When I got to Pugin Hall for my own lunch I was confronted by this I didn't see the bat in question.
On my way to lunch today I saw Maynooth University Library Cat trying the well-known "staring at an empty dish" ploy. It worked, as it always does.. When I got to Pugin Hall for my own lunch I was confronted by this I didn't see the bat in question.
Maynooth University Library Cat (and Bat) Update
On my way to lunch today I saw Maynooth University Library Cat trying the well-known "staring at an empty dish" ploy. It worked, as it always does.. When I got to Pugin Hall for my own lunch I was confronted by this I didn't see the bat in question.
telescoper.blog
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Maynooth University Library Cat (and Bat) Update
On my way to lunch today I saw Maynooth University Library Cat trying the well-known "staring at an empty dish" ploy. It worked, as it always does.. When I got to Pugin Hall for my own lunch I was confronted by this I didn't see the bat in question.
On my way to lunch today I saw Maynooth University Library Cat trying the well-known "staring at an empty dish" ploy. It worked, as it always does.. When I got to Pugin Hall for my own lunch I was confronted by this I didn't see the bat in question.
Now there's something you don't see every day!
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Now there's something you don't see every day!
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A symbolic denounement to the British empire: after centuries of plunder produced little more than a mostly-calm island with modest social benefits, the state is left to plunder at home from the pockets of asylum seekers, extracting a last morsel of flesh from those with nothing while fleeing hell.
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A symbolic denounement to the British empire: after centuries of plunder produced little more than a mostly-calm island with modest social benefits, the state is left to plunder at home from the pockets of asylum seekers, extracting a last morsel of flesh from those with nothing while fleeing hell.
The Government has so far failed to find a way of blaming this on asylym seekers.
Do you feel €50 is the new €20 when you go grocery shopping? Key macroeconomic indicators may be positive, but the cost of living continues to be the biggest priority for much of the population, writes @howardemma.bsky.social @tudublin.bsky.social @researchireland.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Do you feel €50 is the new €20 when you go grocery shopping?
Key macroeconomic indicators may be positive, but the cost of living continues to be the biggest priority for much of the population
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Government has so far failed to find a way of blaming this on asylym seekers.
The Nation concerned being Russia, presumably...
"We will always be on the side of working people", Farage's 'Letter to the Nation' says today.
What he neglects to admit is that Reform plans to cut £300+ billion from the public services that these "working people" rely on every day.
What he neglects to admit is that Reform plans to cut £300+ billion from the public services that these "working people" rely on every day.
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Nation concerned being Russia, presumably...
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New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Simulating realistic Lyman-alpha emitting galaxies including the effect of radiative transfer" by Hasti Khoraminezhad & Shun Saito (Missouri IST, USA), Max Gronke (U. Heidelberg, DE) and Chris Byrohl (MPA Garching, DE)
doi.org/10.33232/001...
doi.org/10.33232/001...
Simulating realistic Lyman-$α$ emitting galaxies including the effect of radiative transfer | Published in The Open Journal of Astrophysics
By Hasti Khoraminezhad, Shun Saito & 2 more. An empirical model for Lyman-alpha emitters (LAEs) which provides predictions for the halo occupation distributions and relationship between luminosity and...
doi.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Simulating realistic Lyman-alpha emitting galaxies including the effect of radiative transfer" by Hasti Khoraminezhad & Shun Saito (Missouri IST, USA), Max Gronke (U. Heidelberg, DE) and Chris Byrohl (MPA Garching, DE)
doi.org/10.33232/001...
doi.org/10.33232/001...
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MAUVE Postponed
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was…
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was…
MAUVE Postponed
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was originally scheduled for 11th November but was postponed then. It's now supposed to be launched on Friday 28th November.
telescoper.blog
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
MAUVE Postponed
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was…
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was…
Reposted by Peter Coles
Is there an art gallery for bricks?
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Is there an art gallery for bricks?
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Solidarity to staff at Imperial College currently taking industrial action over pay.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1426...
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1426...
4 days of strikes begin tomorrow at Imperial College London over real terms pay cuts
Imperial College London staff will down tools tomorrow in a fight for a fair pay award, the University and College Union (UCU) confirmed today
www.ucu.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Solidarity to staff at Imperial College currently taking industrial action over pay.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1426...
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1426...
Since there's no arXiv mailing on #Thanksgiving, I'll get a day off from publishing duties @ojastro.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Since there's no arXiv mailing on #Thanksgiving, I'll get a day off from publishing duties @ojastro.bsky.social.
MAUVE Postponed
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was…
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was…
MAUVE Postponed
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was originally scheduled for 11th November but was postponed then. It's now supposed to be launched on Friday 28th November.
telescoper.blog
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
MAUVE Postponed
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was…
I was hoping to do a post this evening about the satellite MAUVE which was due to be launched at 18.18 GMT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a SpaceX Falcon-9 Transporter-15. Unfortunately the launched was scrubbed with about 15 minutes to go. In fact it was…
Reposted by Peter Coles
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Oh God. Kill me now.
ChatGPT has introduced a new “shopping research” tool that generates gift guides on request.
Would you use AI to do your Christmas shoppings? jrnl.ie/6885873
Would you use AI to do your Christmas shoppings? jrnl.ie/6885873
Would you use ChatGPT to shop for Christmas presents?
The chatbot can now generate shopping guides based on users’ preferences and budgets.
jrnl.ie
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Oh God. Kill me now.
Me, to French person: "Que voulez-vous dire par « L'humeur Anglais » ?"
French person, to me: "I mean the kind of humour which is not funny.."
French person, to me: "I mean the kind of humour which is not funny.."
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Me, to French person: "Que voulez-vous dire par « L'humeur Anglais » ?"
French person, to me: "I mean the kind of humour which is not funny.."
French person, to me: "I mean the kind of humour which is not funny.."
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“[W]hen I hear Farage talking about rounding up & deporting hundreds of thousands of human beings, & threatening those with leave to remain or settled status, I cannot help but think of the schoolboy sidling up to me & telling me that “Hitler was right”.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“[W]hen I hear Farage talking about rounding up & deporting hundreds of thousands of human beings, & threatening those with leave to remain or settled status, I cannot help but think of the schoolboy sidling up to me & telling me that “Hitler was right”.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Peter Coles
Reposted by Peter Coles
Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people? Deeply empathetic essay from Kathy Sheridan. The take of the young girl at the centre of transphobic outrage at a match is a horror story, but this where transphobia takes people! #speirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Kathy Sheridan: Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people?
Number of trans people in Irish society is tiny – and each one is a human being
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Where is the kindness when we talk about trans people? Deeply empathetic essay from Kathy Sheridan. The take of the young girl at the centre of transphobic outrage at a match is a horror story, but this where transphobia takes people! #speirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Funnily enough, I am coming to the opposite conclusion about journalists...
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Funnily enough, I am coming to the opposite conclusion about journalists...
My Lovely Airport
The Dáil has heard a suggestion that Dublin Airport be named after the former Taoiseach Sean Lemass.
Any counteroffers?
Any counteroffers?
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My Lovely Airport
Funnily enough, I am coming to the opposite conclusion about journalists...
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Funnily enough, I am coming to the opposite conclusion about journalists...