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
I think you need to pivot...
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I think you need to pivot...
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New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Rapid cosmological inference with the two-loop matter power spectrum" by Thomas Bakx (Utrecht U., NL), Henrique Rubira (LMU, DE), Nora Elisa Chisari (Utrecht) and Zvonimir Vlah (Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia)
doi.org/10.33232/001...
doi.org/10.33232/001...
Rapid cosmological inference with the two-loop matter power spectrum | Published in The Open Journal of Astrophysics
By Thomas Bakx, Henrique Rubira & 2 more. The study uses the COBRA method to compute the two-loop effective field theory power spectrum of dark matter density fluctuations, providing more precise cosm...
doi.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 AM
New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Rapid cosmological inference with the two-loop matter power spectrum" by Thomas Bakx (Utrecht U., NL), Henrique Rubira (LMU, DE), Nora Elisa Chisari (Utrecht) and Zvonimir Vlah (Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia)
doi.org/10.33232/001...
doi.org/10.33232/001...
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New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Faraday Depolarization Study of a Radio Galaxy Using LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: Data Release 2" by Samantha Sneha Paul and Abhik Ghosh (Banwarilal Bhalotia College, India)
doi.org/10.33232/001...
doi.org/10.33232/001...
Faraday Depolarization Study of a Radio Galaxy Using LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: Data Release 2 | Published in The Open Journal of Astrophysics
By Samantha Sneha Paul, Abhik Ghosh. The study analyzes the depolarization of radio galaxy ILTJ012215.21+254334.8 using LOFAR's Sky Survey data, revealing a preferred three-component model and highlig...
doi.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:26 AM
New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Faraday Depolarization Study of a Radio Galaxy Using LOFAR Two-metre Sky Survey: Data Release 2" by Samantha Sneha Paul and Abhik Ghosh (Banwarilal Bhalotia College, India)
doi.org/10.33232/001...
doi.org/10.33232/001...
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Nice piece in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social here. Time for public bodies to stop supporting a social media company that facilitates production of CSAM and hate. #SpeirGorm
Government bodies need to get off X, now
Nobody in Ireland should be exposed to hate speech, bullying, or child sexual abuse images on X just to find out if their train is delayed, writes Clare O'Donoghue Velikic
www.irishexaminer.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Nice piece in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social here. Time for public bodies to stop supporting a social media company that facilitates production of CSAM and hate. #SpeirGorm
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Captn. Ferrers telling me, among other Court passages, how about a month ago, at a ball at Court, a child was dropped by one of the ladies in dancing, but nobody knew who, it being taken up by somebody in their handkercher.
February 9, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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Cops go to protests itching for violence and will provoke it if doesn't happen.
It wasn’t impossible - the cops where there to incite violence. And Albanese (and everyone else) knew this would happen and he let it.
February 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Cops go to protests itching for violence and will provoke it if doesn't happen.
It looks better on Met Éireann...
February 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
It looks better on Met Éireann...
Perhaps it's "You-Cry"?
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Perhaps it's "You-Cry"?
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Assistant police commissioner Peter McKenna: "It was really quite precarious at times for our officers who were significantly outnumbered by the protesters and the people who wanted to act in a violent and offensive manner."
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
February 9, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Assistant police commissioner Peter McKenna: "It was really quite precarious at times for our officers who were significantly outnumbered by the protesters and the people who wanted to act in a violent and offensive manner."
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
#auspol #nswpol #PoliceViolence #HerzogNotWelcome
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10 Years of the Open Journal of Astrophysics
The visit of my former PhD student Mateja Gosenca to Maynooth last year reminded me that she was co-author of the very first paper published by the Open Journal of Astrophysics. The date of publication for that paper was 8th February 2016, i.e.…
The visit of my former PhD student Mateja Gosenca to Maynooth last year reminded me that she was co-author of the very first paper published by the Open Journal of Astrophysics. The date of publication for that paper was 8th February 2016, i.e.…
10 Years of the Open Journal of Astrophysics
The visit of my former PhD student Mateja Gosenca to Maynooth last year reminded me that she was co-author of the very first paper published by the Open Journal of Astrophysics. The date of publication for that paper was 8th February 2016, i.e. excactly10 years ago today. Here is the overlay: In those days OJAp was very much an experiment, and we used a protoptype platform which I had paid a developer to set up but it never really progressed beyond a "beta" version owing to stability and other issues.
telescoper.blog
February 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM
10 Years of the Open Journal of Astrophysics
The visit of my former PhD student Mateja Gosenca to Maynooth last year reminded me that she was co-author of the very first paper published by the Open Journal of Astrophysics. The date of publication for that paper was 8th February 2016, i.e.…
The visit of my former PhD student Mateja Gosenca to Maynooth last year reminded me that she was co-author of the very first paper published by the Open Journal of Astrophysics. The date of publication for that paper was 8th February 2016, i.e.…
I don't know. It was formed after I emigrated.
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I don't know. It was formed after I emigrated.
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I've now received emails from three different people who think UKRI stands for "United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland".
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February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I've now received emails from three different people who think UKRI stands for "United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland".
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Take Note!
We're a week into teaching term here at Maynooth University and I'm taking a short break from the task of preparing notes and problem sets for the modules I'm teaching this term. Yesterday I came across a paper with the title Typed Versus Handwritten Lecture Notes and College Student…
We're a week into teaching term here at Maynooth University and I'm taking a short break from the task of preparing notes and problem sets for the modules I'm teaching this term. Yesterday I came across a paper with the title Typed Versus Handwritten Lecture Notes and College Student…
Take Note!
We're a week into teaching term here at Maynooth University and I'm taking a short break from the task of preparing notes and problem sets for the modules I'm teaching this term. Yesterday I came across a paper with the title Typed Versus Handwritten Lecture Notes and College Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis. I always cringe when I see the word "Meta-Analysis", as this is a very problematic statistical approach.
telescoper.blog
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Take Note!
We're a week into teaching term here at Maynooth University and I'm taking a short break from the task of preparing notes and problem sets for the modules I'm teaching this term. Yesterday I came across a paper with the title Typed Versus Handwritten Lecture Notes and College Student…
We're a week into teaching term here at Maynooth University and I'm taking a short break from the task of preparing notes and problem sets for the modules I'm teaching this term. Yesterday I came across a paper with the title Typed Versus Handwritten Lecture Notes and College Student…
I'm thinking that to save time we could set up templates for editorial discussions in the style of football crowd chants, e.g.
Author response: "THE REFEREE'S A WANKER"
Desk Reject: "YOU'RE SHIT AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE"
etc
Author response: "THE REFEREE'S A WANKER"
Desk Reject: "YOU'RE SHIT AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE"
etc
February 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I'm thinking that to save time we could set up templates for editorial discussions in the style of football crowd chants, e.g.
Author response: "THE REFEREE'S A WANKER"
Desk Reject: "YOU'RE SHIT AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE"
etc
Author response: "THE REFEREE'S A WANKER"
Desk Reject: "YOU'RE SHIT AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE"
etc
Are you sure it's not Cthulhu?
The oldest known image of an owl:
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees
carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...
February 8, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Are you sure it's not Cthulhu?
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The Allianz Hurling League Division 4 has a couple of interesting counties (at the bottom)
February 8, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The Allianz Hurling League Division 4 has a couple of interesting counties (at the bottom)
I feel obliged to stand up for the "GenZ" person I know best: he reads very quickly, greatly prefers print to digital, makes notes with pencil and paper, and avoids all social media. IMHO generational generalisation aren't very useful...
(I'm a Boomer, I suppose)
(I'm a Boomer, I suppose)
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I feel obliged to stand up for the "GenZ" person I know best: he reads very quickly, greatly prefers print to digital, makes notes with pencil and paper, and avoids all social media. IMHO generational generalisation aren't very useful...
(I'm a Boomer, I suppose)
(I'm a Boomer, I suppose)
If I understand correctly, Keith Chegwin has lost the Portuguese Presidential Election.
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
If I understand correctly, Keith Chegwin has lost the Portuguese Presidential Election.
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"On this day 100 years ago, The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey premiered at the Abbey Theatre."
#OnThisDay 100 years ago, The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey premiered at the Abbey Theatre.
At its original production in February 1926, the audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Irish history and Irish theatre.
At its original production in February 1926, the audience rioted. Now regarded as a masterpiece, this provocative play is an essential part of our understanding of Irish history and Irish theatre.
February 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"On this day 100 years ago, The Plough and the Stars by Sean O'Casey premiered at the Abbey Theatre."
Shaun Evans (Morse in Endeavour) and a young John Thaw. It's not a perfect resemblance but it's not bad...
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Shaun Evans (Morse in Endeavour) and a young John Thaw. It's not a perfect resemblance but it's not bad...
Chief Inspector Morse must have been very perplexed in 1997 to see Denis Cornford in "Death is now my Neighbour" looking exactly like a younger version of his old boss Fred Thursday...
February 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Chief Inspector Morse must have been very perplexed in 1997 to see Denis Cornford in "Death is now my Neighbour" looking exactly like a younger version of his old boss Fred Thursday...
The Newton is a unit of force and it seems the Emerson must be a measure of thickness.
I suggest that the Newton Emerson, having the same dimensions as mechanical work, must measure the work done churning out one of these halfwitted opinion pieces.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
I suggest that the Newton Emerson, having the same dimensions as mechanical work, must measure the work done churning out one of these halfwitted opinion pieces.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Newton Emerson: EU ‘used Ireland as a battering ram’ against Britain. It’s time to repair the damage
The implication that Brexit has been a setback for unity runs counter to received wisdom, but it makes sense
www.irishtimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Newton is a unit of force and it seems the Emerson must be a measure of thickness.
I suggest that the Newton Emerson, having the same dimensions as mechanical work, must measure the work done churning out one of these halfwitted opinion pieces.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
I suggest that the Newton Emerson, having the same dimensions as mechanical work, must measure the work done churning out one of these halfwitted opinion pieces.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...