Category: Past Activities

This is the website of the study association L.A.D. 'F. Kaiser' of astronomy students in Leiden

Observing Night – 11th of February

With rain coming down, the Observity Committee turned the Observing Night into a Non-Observing Night on February 11th! We played card/board games, watched Wall-E and EVE falling in love and had a look at some of the telescopes at the Old Observatory 🙂

Astroborrel 2 – 3rd of February

On the 3rd of February, we had the second Astroborrel of the year in the Fusie! Next to drinks, snacks and much ‘gezelligheid’, the Spring Lectures Committee also announced their theme during the night🤩 Check out their socials to find out more about the upcoming Spring Lectures 🙂

Board Game Night – 15th of January

On January 15th, we had a delightful Board Game Night. Benthe used up many rows of Cluedo paper for her suspect system. Who can blame her, she had it right and secured first place in the end! Many kittens also exploded, so no, we cannot say no kittens were harmed in the process :/

Kaiser Christmas Karaoke – 11th of December

🎅HO HO HO🎅 What is better than Christmas and Karaoke? Yes, it is a Christmas Karaoke. But what is even better than that? Kaiser! Christmas! Karaoke!✨🎄🎤 On the 11th of December, we had a crack at singing our favorite Christmas songs and karaoke classics at the Old Observatory and had a lot of fun!

Lantern Night – 11th of November

On the 11th of November, we had a 🏮Lantern Night🏮! We made lanterns for the festivity of Saint Martin’s Day (Sint Maarten)✨. Traditionally, it marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, but nowadays, in some Dutch and German cities, children with lanterns will go door to door and sing a…
Read more

Haunted Observatory – 5th of November

“🚨This is an important message from Board 32🚨: Mysterious sources have informed us that a dimensional breach has taken place in the basement of the Old Observatory. There are rumours of strange creatures awakening which are radiating at frequencies similar to the CMB. Some of these creatures might seem familiar to you, but beware of…
Read more

Harry Potter Movie Night 1 – 16th of October

As Regulus is part of the Black family, and it is a 79-light-year journey, we ✨apparated✨ all of you here. But you cannot have a board name with a Harry Potter reference, without actually watching Harry Potter🧙‍♂️, of course! Therefore, we had the first Harry Potter Movie Night on the 16th of October.

Committee Interest Borrel – 8th of October

On the 8th of October, we had a Committee Interest Borrel, which eventually resulted in the formation of the Observity Committee and the Spring Lectures Committee with a bunch of awesome people!

Observing Night – 24th of September

We had an amazing first Observing Night with more than 50 attendees!

Astroborrel – 9th of September

Our first activity of the year – the infamous Astroborrel, happened on the 9th of September in the Fusie.