On the 8th and 28th of March, we had excursions to ESA’s ESTEC facility in Noordwijk! We were shown around the various different labs and testing stations. A great way to see behind the scenes of one of the world’s biggest space organisations!
On the 6th of March, we as Kaiser celebrated our Dies (birthday)! In the morning we had cake in the Huygens canteen, where students and professors could talk about Kaiser. In the evening we had a great borrel in the Foobar, with Kaiser members, board members from our sister organisation Sirius A all the way…
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On Monday the 26th of Feb, our observing committee organized a joint movie night & observing session in the Old Observatory! We watched Rogue one: a Star Wars story, ate pizza, and observed Jupiter & its moons.
On Thursday the 29th of Feb, we held the first GOTG movie night (the first of three) in the Huygens building. The room was decorated with colorful christmas lights and LED candles, and we had pizza’s and many snacks. A perfect setting for watching the movie, and a great movie night overall! Sign up now
Astronomy talks for Kaiser members, by Kaiser members! On Tuesday the 6th of Feb in the Old observatory, there were two back-to-back symposia! Kostas Tsalapatas gave a talk about his research on supernova remnants, followed by Konstantinos Kilmetis, who gave a talk about Tidal Disruption Events. There was an enthusiastic audience, and it was a…
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On Tuesday the 23rd of January, we had a lecture about space habitats by the TU Delft ‘Space Oasis’ team, in the Old Observatory! It was an interesting and interactive lecture, where the audience was encouraged to think about space living problems & solutions.
On Monday the 15th of January, we had a fun board game night in the Old observatory! It served as a well-deserved break from all the exams & deadlines.
On the 10th of January, we held an observing night of the year 2024 at the Old Observatory. Nothing better than a bit of stargazing to come back from winter break and start the year with a lot of excitement! There were pizzas, and we observed Jupiter’s red spot, Saturn’s dazzling rings, the Orion nebula,…
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On the 11th of December, the observing commitee of Kaiser had planned an observing night at the old observatory. Due to bad weather, it became a board game night instead. A fun night was had nevertheless!
On Wednesday December 6th from 19:00h we watched the last movie from the Star Wars prequel series, ‘Revenge of the Sith’. A fun night to end the Star Wars movie nights!
