Category: Past Activities

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Dies Mario Kart Tournament – 18th of April

On Good Friday, we got coconut malled. Or mayhaps better, we got rainbow roaded? There was fierce competition, and although only one could stand at the top of the rankings, we all experienced a chill and fun Mario Kart afternoon at the Old Observatory, so in the end, we’re all winners ๐Ÿ™‚

Family Observatory Night – 12th of April

On the 12th of April, the Observity Committee had one of their largest activities of the year: the Family Observing Night! With an astonishing amount of attendees, the Observity Committee delivered on a fun night of observing, gezelligheid and many other activities!

Board Interest Borrel (BIB)

On the 3rd of April, we had the BiB BiB! You can become part of the next Kaiser board: apply here Don’t hesitate to send us questions about being board if you have any! ๐Ÿ™‚

Hide and Seek at the Old Observatory – 19th of March

Are you always lost in the Old Observatory? Or are you always the one who finds the way? On the 19th of March, we tested all our skills by playing Hide and Seek at the Old Observatory! In the end, everyone was found (eventually) ๐Ÿ™‚

The Dish Movie Night – 10th of March

As Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, our only link was a satellite dish in rural Australia with a few bugs (and a few hundred sheep).๐Ÿ‘ We watched โ€˜The Dishโ€™ (2000) at the Old Observatory in Leiden on March 10thย atย 19:30๐ŸŒ‘๐ŸŒ’๐ŸŒ“๐ŸŒ”. Although the movie featured less sheep than we had thought, we can highly recommend…
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Hortus Botanicus Tour – 3rd of March

On the 3rd of March, the scientific director of the Hortus Botanicus Leiden personally gave Kaiser members a tour through the oldest botanical garden of the Netherlands. We would like to thank Paul Kessler once again for all the details you gave about the plants and Hortus itself. It was a very fun tour!

Dies Borrel – 26th of February

Dear Kaiser members, On the 1st of March, Kaiser turned 32 years old!๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿฅณ To celebrate, we had Kaiser cake at the STRW coffee hour on the morning of the 26th of February, and the Dies Borrel in the evening. Thank you to all who came to celebrate with us! <3

Kaiser x Big Dipper Pubquiz – 21st of February

๐Ÿ’ซKaiser x Big Dipper Crossover Episode!๐Ÿ’ซ On February 21st, teams of BSc, MSc, PhDs, Postdocs, Professors and more fought for their honor in a thrilling pubquiz! Harshit was our host, and he had 20 challenging questions ready for us based on constellations. In the end, only one team could be victorious, but all teams put…
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Space Oasis – 18th of February

Just imagine this: itโ€™s 2125, and you wake up in your self-sustaining Martian habitat with fresh oxygen and plants growing in your pop-up greenhouse. All systems are good to go, so you put on your EVA suit and head outside๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿš€. You have mastered your way across all the rocks and ridges by now and head…
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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 ๐Ÿ™‚