Astronomy

14 billion years in the making, our Astronomy Course is a must for the dedicated

enthusiast, causal stargazer or for anyone who ever looked up at the night sky in wonder

or appreciation. Featuring over 750 spectacular images of galaxies, quasars,

constellations, planets, moons, comets, meteors, asteroids, space craft and a wide

variety of other fascinating objects. You will never look up at the sky the same way after

completing this course!

This course is FREE and available to you on your “MY COURSES” page,

once you have registered and logged in.

Module # 1 - Earth & Moon

Component # 1 - Astronomy & Astrology

Component # 2 - Earth & Seasons

Component # 3 - Moon & Tides

Component # 4 - Constellations & Ecliptic (Zodiac)

Component # 5 - Orientation by the sky

Module # 2 - Sun & Planets (Solar System)

Component # 1 - Sun (Sol, the closest star)

Component # 2 - Inner planets (terrestrials)

Component # 3 - Outer planets (gas Giants)

Component # 4 - Comets, asteroids & meteors (the smaller bodies)

Component # 5 - Other systems and planets

Component # 6 - SETI (extra-terrestrial life)

Module # 3 - Stars & Galaxies

Component # 1 - Stars

Component # 2 - Clusters

Component # 3 - Milky Way & Galaxies

Component # 4 - Quasars & Black Holes

Component # 5 - The Universe

Module # 4 - Measurement & Equipment

Component # 1 - Units & Constants

Component # 2 - Telescopes

Component # 3 - Space craft

Component # 4 - Light & the electromagnetic spectrum

Delivery and assessment of ONLINE courses

All course content is available online but may also be downloaded in PDF

format (and easily printed) so you don’t have to be online to study.

All assessment is delivered entirely online and is automated. The assessment

which we’ve called “take the test” (top right in each component) consists of

between 10 and 30 true/false and multiple-choice questions. There is one test

for each of the components of a course. Students may attempt these tests as

many times as required until they have achieved the passing mark. Once a test

is passed, it cannot be taken again.