Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

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Theoretical astrophysicist in Ireland specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it (e.g. jazz, opera, poetry, crosswords). Editor-in-chief Open Journal of Astrophysics, @OJ_Astro
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5535-2850
Work Pagehttps://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/peter-coles
Blog (Personal)https://telescoper.blog/about
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Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️2h ago
Open Journal of Astrophysics2h ago

New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Little Red Dot - Host Galaxy = Black Hole Star: A Gas-Enshrouded Heart at the Center of Every Little Red Dot" by Wendy Q. Sun (MIT, USA) and 32 others from around the world.

https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.162505

Little Red Dot $-$ Host Galaxy $=$ Black Hole Star: A Gas-Enshrouded Heart at the Center of Every Little Red Dot | Published in The Open Journal of Astrophysics

By Wendy Q. Sun, Rohan P. Naidu & 31 more. This study presents evidence that "black hole stars" (BH*s), early stages of black hole growth, power Little Red Dots (LRDs) and every massive black hole may have been a BH*

Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️2h ago
Open Journal of Astrophysics2h ago

New Publication at the Open Journal of Astrophysics: "Catalog-based detection of unrecognized blends in deep optical ground based imaging" by Shuang Liang (Stanford U., USA) and Prakruth Adari & Anja von der Linden (Stony Brook U., USA) on behalf of the LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration

https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.162504

Catalog-based detection of unrecognized blends in deep optical ground based imaging | Published in The Open Journal of Astrophysics

By Shuang Liang, Prakruth Adari & 2 more. The study uses machine learning to detect unrecognized blends in deep ground-based imaging, improving sample purity and potentially enhancing accuracy in future cosmological surveys.

Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️15h ago

Sport and Politics

I have found this a very disappointing weekend in many respects for sports. Two Irish rugby teams (Ulster and Leinster) both lost their cup finals against French opposition (Montpellier and Bordeaux in the Challenge Cup and Champions Cup, respectively. Glamorgan's cricketers lost their first two Twenty20 games of the season (both narrowly). And today's last round of matches in the Premier League saw Newcastle lose, an outcome made worse by the fact…

http://telescoper.blog/2026/05/24/sport-and-politics/

Sport and Politics

I have found this a very disappointing weekend in many respects for sports. Two Irish rugby teams (Ulster and Leinster) both lost their cup finals against French opposition (Montpellier and Bordeau…

In the Dark
Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago

Weekly Update from the Open Journal of Astrophysics – 23/05/2026

Since the last update we have published a further six papers, bringing the number in Volume 9 (2026) to 110 and the total so far published by OJAp up to 558.

http://telescoper.blog/2026/05/23/weekly-update-from-the-open-journal-of-astrophysics-23-05-2026/

Weekly Update from the Open Journal of Astrophysics – 23/05/2026

Since the last update we have published a further six papers, bringing the number in Volume 9 (2026) to 110 and the total so far published by OJAp up to 558.

In the Dark
Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️2d ago

Advice to young people: try to find a job that you enjoy as much as Errol Garner enjoyed playing piano...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=SvunbSpWNeQ

Errol Garner in London "Mambo Errol"

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Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️2d ago

On My Knees

It has taken a bit longer that I expected to get this far but I have now completed the grading of one of my modules. It wasn't the written examination that took all the time, but the marking of the computational physics projects. This is always a slow job but for some reason it took even longer this year. Anyway, all components of the assessment for that module are now done and dusted and everything uploaded.

http://telescoper.blog/2026/05/22/on-my-knees/

On My Knees

It has taken a bit longer that I expected to get this far but I have now completed the grading of one of my modules. It wasn’t the written examination that took all the time, but the marking …

In the Dark
Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️2d ago
Open Journal of Astrophysics2d ago

We are delighted to announce that Professor Elena Pierpaoli of the University of Southern California has joined our Editorial Board.

https://dornsife.usc.edu/profile/elena-pierpaoli/

Elena Pierpaoli - USC Dornsife

USC Dornsife - Elena Pierpaoli

USC Dornsife
Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️3d ago

Cat Crainn

Although undeniably cute, with their chocolate-coloured coat and creamy yellow bib, pine martens are wild animals and will bite if you give them cause. The word for "bite" in Irish is greim.

http://telescoper.blog/2026/05/21/cat-crainn/

Cat Crainn

Although undeniably cute, with their choclate-coloured coat and creamy yellow bib, pine martens are wild animals and will bite if you give them cause. The word for “bite” in Irish is gr…

In the Dark
Peter Coles 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️4d ago
Jim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: Photos4d ago

Marching across our lawn today - Eurasian Magpie

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling

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