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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
Late supper of leftovers from yesterday, with mashed spuds instead of roasties, but still very nice. I might have the last of the beef in a sandwich for lunch tomorrow.
December 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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December 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I can't help feeling that the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special could have been improved by the inclusion of a comedy element.
December 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It's drawing nicely...
December 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Et voilà!
December 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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From Private Eye:
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Christmas dinner menu: roast beef Chateaubriand, with red wine gravy, honey-roast carrots and parsnips, Brussels sprouts, and roast potatoes. Preceded by smoked salmon with asparagus, followed by Christmas pudding and, later on, cheese and port.
December 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)

""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I find it interesting, from a linguistic point of view, how "Noel" (or "Noël") and Irish "Nollaig" evolved from the Latin "Natalis"
December 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Christmas is a good time to reflect on what the fuck happened to the "..on earth peace, and good will towards men" bit.
Bishopp Morley preached upon the song of the Angels, “Glory to God on high, on earth peace, and good will towards men.” Methought he made but a poor sermon, but long, and reprehending the mistaken jollity of the Court for the true joy that shall and ought to be on these days.
December 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why is it barred? What did it do?
🎄 Are your holiday decorations ready? Euclid has a cosmic garland to add: NGC 646.

The large barred spiral galaxy appears close to a smaller galaxy to the left, but they’re actually about 45 million light-years apart 👉 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/12/Euclid_s_galaxy_garland
🔭
December 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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He did much press us to joy in these publique days of joy, and to hospitality. But one that stood by whispered in my ear that the Bishopp himself do not spend one groat to the poor himself.
December 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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filling out the gender critical membership card:

1) Name:
2) Age:
⏹️ 45-65
⏹️ 65+
3) I am a failed
⏹️ academic
⏹️ video game reviewer
⏹️ music reviewer
⏹️ fashion columnist
December 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“You will be visited by three spirits”

The spirits:
December 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I will of course be having Coles de Bruselas with my dinner this evening...
December 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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There—and Saint Nicholas be thy speed!
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Happy Christmas / Nollaig shona, lovely people of Bluesky! Wishing you all joy, health, and peace, peace, peace 🕯️
December 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
From Private Eye:
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
To get into the mood, I'm watching "Hercule Poirot's Christmas"...
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A Christmas Eve Message

Since Christmas Eve - variously known elsewhere in Europe as Nochebuena, Heiligabend, veille de Noël, vigilia di Natale, Juleaften - is upon us, I wonder if I might crave the momentary indulgence of all readers of this weblog, in order to discharge a by no means…
A Christmas Eve Message
Since Christmas Eve - variously known elsewhere in Europe as Nochebuena, Heiligabend, veille de Noël, vigilia di Natale, Juleaften - is upon us, I wonder if I might crave the momentary indulgence of all readers of this weblog, in order to discharge a by no means disagreeable obligation which has, over the years, become more or less established practice as we approach the terminal period of the year — calendar, of course, not financial, nor indeed academic — in fact, not to put too fine a point on it, the interregnum between the First Semester Teaching Block and the First Examination Period — and submit to you, with all appropriate deference, for your consideration at a convenient juncture, a sincere and sanguine expectation — indeed confidence — indeed one might go so far as to say hope — that the aforementioned period may be, at the end of the day, when all relevant factors have been taken into consideration, susceptible to being deemed to be such as to merit a final verdict of having been by no means unsatisfactory in its overall outcome and, in the final analysis, to give grounds for being judged, on mature reflection, to have been conducive to generating a degree of gratification which will be seen in retrospect to have been significantly higher than the general average. I hope this clarifies the situation.
telescoper.blog
December 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The two papers published this morning bring Vol. 8 (2025) to a close. We have published 213 papers this year (201 in the regular issue and 12 in a supplement).

This brings this year's publishing activity to a close. Thank you for your support and we'll see you in 2026 with Vol. 9!
December 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The answer is yes!
Vol. 8 of @ojastro.bsky.social now has 199 papers, not counting the supplement, with just one more day of publishing before we close for the year. Will it make 200?

Tune in tomorrow and find out!
December 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM