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
Beautiful autumn transition in a Norway Maple in St Joseph's Square at Maynooth University
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Beautiful autumn transition in a Norway Maple in St Joseph's Square at Maynooth University
Left: Detail from Nocturne in Black and Gold by James McNeill Whistler
Right: The Euclid 'Dark Cloud' image
Right: The Euclid 'Dark Cloud' image
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Left: Detail from Nocturne in Black and Gold by James McNeill Whistler
Right: The Euclid 'Dark Cloud' image
Right: The Euclid 'Dark Cloud' image
Explaining to undergraduate students: "as you can see it's basically spherical"....
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Explaining to undergraduate students: "as you can see it's basically spherical"....
The true English are descended directly from the Beaker People.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The true English are descended directly from the Beaker People.
A bit late for Halloween, but...
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A bit late for Halloween, but...
"Eyewitness photo appears to show one of the suspects being arrested"
It's hard to tell what it shows.
It's hard to tell what it shows.
November 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"Eyewitness photo appears to show one of the suspects being arrested"
It's hard to tell what it shows.
It's hard to tell what it shows.
I've seen things... seen things you little people wouldn't believe. Conferring ceremonies in the Aula Maxima, receptions afterwards in Pugin Hall with actual sausages... I participated in interesting discussions at Academic Council. All those moments... they'll be gone, like tears in the rain.
October 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I've seen things... seen things you little people wouldn't believe. Conferring ceremonies in the Aula Maxima, receptions afterwards in Pugin Hall with actual sausages... I participated in interesting discussions at Academic Council. All those moments... they'll be gone, like tears in the rain.
Happy #Halloween, in the style of #Chorizogate
October 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Happy #Halloween, in the style of #Chorizogate
Proud supervisor alert!
October 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Proud supervisor alert!
This would be the worst Trick-or-Treat ever...
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This would be the worst Trick-or-Treat ever...
Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only
October 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only
Featuring a paper from @ojastro.bsky.social too!
October 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Featuring a paper from @ojastro.bsky.social too!
Seminar Time! This week our speaker is Asta Heinesen from Denmark (via London) talking about the "Cosmography of the local Universe"...
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Seminar Time! This week our speaker is Asta Heinesen from Denmark (via London) talking about the "Cosmography of the local Universe"...
In the picture on his Wikipedia page he has an even stranger facial expression...
October 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In the picture on his Wikipedia page he has an even stranger facial expression...
Our hotel reservation seems to be in order:
October 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Our hotel reservation seems to be in order:
Of course we can't be sure whether or not there's a singularity because of the presence of a horizon...
October 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Of course we can't be sure whether or not there's a singularity because of the presence of a horizon...