What Others Say

Thanks very much; even though I didn't get to any discussions I appreciated the course and the tutor's obvious interest and expertise. It was all set out very clearly, easy to follow.

Thanks very much; even though I didn't get to any discussions I appreciated the course and the tutor's obvious interest and expertise. It was all set out very clearly, easy to follow.

Absolutely fascinating: unfortunately perhaps it aroused a great interest in visiting the area, although basically I am against tourism here. My printer had trouble with a lack of memory so I got way behind other students but I felt the course covered many aspects of the subject extremely well, although I have little science background.

Absolutely fascinating: unfortunately perhaps it aroused a great interest in visiting the area, although basically I am against tourism here. My printer had trouble with a lack of memory so I got way behind other students but I felt the course covered many aspects of the subject extremely well, although I have little science background.

This course was excellent with a huge amount of detail built into it and a large number of fascinating links. This is the second of Ian's courses that I have done and although I enjoyed Continents on the move I found this one enthralling not just very interesting. As usual I ran out of time!!!

This course was excellent with a huge amount of detail built into it and a large number of fascinating links. This is the second of Ian's courses that I have done and although I enjoyed Continents on the move I found this one enthralling not just very interesting. As usual I ran out of time!!!

I found this course (my first with U3A-online) as incredibly enlightening, discovering aspects of Antarctica, e.g. environmental, penguin species, ice depth, etc. as fascinating. Antarctica is generally viewed as being a 'dead, flat, freezing area', but this course has shown what a vibrant place it is. I would love to go there!!

I found this course (my first with U3A-online) as incredibly enlightening, discovering aspects of Antarctica, e.g. environmental, penguin species, ice depth, etc. as fascinating. Antarctica is generally viewed as being a 'dead, flat, freezing area', but this course has shown what a vibrant place it is. I would love to go there!!

The content of the course was just the amount of information I needed to give me a good grounding in Astronomy and the links gave me a good place to go to feed me good information to carry on star gazing. Thank you

The content of the course was just the amount of information I needed to give me a good grounding in Astronomy and the links gave me a good place to go to feed me good information to carry on star gazing. Thank you

Photos were excellent and activities in Unit 2 fascinating. I find interacting with learning material helps me master new ideas.

Photos were excellent and activities in Unit 2 fascinating. I find interacting with learning material helps me master new ideas.

I found the course interesting and confirmed a lot of knowledge, in a more formal way, that I already have developed over quite a few years. The course itself was quite good and I enjoyed it. I hope to undertake The Night Sky course next.

I found the course interesting and confirmed a lot of knowledge, in a more formal way, that I already have developed over quite a few years. The course itself was quite good and I enjoyed it. I hope to undertake The Night Sky course next.

I particularly liked the short tables of vital statistics of the planetary bodies and I intend to combine them all in one large comprehensive table which will be most useful to me. I was able to fit this course into my life very easily by self pacing.

I particularly liked the short tables of vital statistics of the planetary bodies and I intend to combine them all in one large comprehensive table which will be most useful to me. I was able to fit this course into my life very easily by self pacing.

This was an excellent basic introductory course giving a sound overall view of the subject in a reasonable length and pitched at an acceptable standard. As such, it provides a platform for further in-depth study of those aspects that I wish to explore more fully.

This was an excellent basic introductory course giving a sound overall view of the subject in a reasonable length and pitched at an acceptable standard. As such, it provides a platform for further in-depth study of those aspects that I wish to explore more fully.

I have enjoyed the U3A Astronomy course very much and I would like to thank Win Howard for his great effort in producing it.

I have enjoyed the U3A Astronomy course very much and I would like to thank Win Howard for his great effort in producing it.

The Astronomy course was interesting and well put together and led to much further study. The extensive provision of links to related material was very helpful.

The Astronomy course was interesting and well put together and led to much further study. The extensive provision of links to related material was very helpful.

Great, concise information. Some information was a bit technical and difficult at times, but I expected that given the nature of the topic.

Great, concise information. Some information was a bit technical and difficult at times, but I expected that given the nature of the topic.

This was a course lead by me with downloaded notes over an 8 week period with a U3A Online Site Licence. Very well written, illustrated and referenced. Language easy to follow and pitched just right for U3A students. Thank you.

This was a course lead by me with downloaded notes over an 8 week period with a U3A Online Site Licence. Very well written, illustrated and referenced. Language easy to follow and pitched just right for U3A students. Thank you.

The course is interesting and I did enjoy it. The notes were written clearly, with beautiful photos.

The course is interesting and I did enjoy it. The notes were written clearly, with beautiful photos.

I have studied a lot of books and magazines on astronomy but none of them are as clear as this course in the how to do it parts.

I have studied a lot of books and magazines on astronomy but none of them are as clear as this course in the how to do it parts.