Month: February 2023

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New Board!

At the beginning of this month there has been a change in our board and we now have a new Assessor Old Observatory: Melvin Alken, instead of Puck Rooijakkers. Therefore, we are happy to announce to you the board of L.A.D. ‘F. Kaiser’ – Sagittarius A* – for the remainder of the academic year in…
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Airbus Excursion – 03/10

Another excursion, another excursion!! We’re going on another excursion!!! This time, join us for a trip behind the scenes on Friday, March 10th from 15:00 to the facilities of Europe’s largest aeronautics and space technology company! At Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands, they have state-of-the-art facilities to design, assemble, test and deliver their technologies like…
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Birthday Cakes – 03/01

Haaappy Birthday too you, happy birthday to youuu, happy birthday, dear… us! Actually! Our Dies is coming up and there will be cake! A lot of it! Need I say more? Yes: Save the day (Wednesday, March 1st) and save the date (10:30-11:30) and come to the Huygens Cantine where we’ll celebrate and toast and…
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ESA Excursion – 02/17

First Lustrum Activity!! Join us for a trip behind the scenes to the facilities of the European Space Agency and learn about what people at ESTEC are working on on Friday, February 17th! We will meet at the entrance to ESA (Keplerlaan 1, Noordwijk) at 12:45  and the program of the tour will last until…
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VO-S Stargazing – 02/11

Isn’t it blissful and nice, the days are getting longer and longer! Sadly this comes also with the nights becoming rapidly shorter and observing becoming more and more difficult… But fear not! We will have another observing night on Saturday, February 11th from 19:00, together with the VO-S – the alumni association of the Observatory!…
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