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24-06-2010, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Monto
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Fantastic Mario.
Congratulations!!
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24-06-2010, 12:17 PM
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Like to learn
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: melbourne
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Sensational mate ! Well done. 
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24-06-2010, 12:32 PM
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Star stuff observer!
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Canberra
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Mario
Well done!
I would be interested in hearing your opinion of the certificate course.
Cheers
John
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24-06-2010, 12:35 PM
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Seriously Amateur
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Brisbane
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good on you mario. I wondered where you gotten to!
Adam
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24-06-2010, 12:41 PM
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Mozzies love me!
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 1,287
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorpius51
Mario
Well done!
I would be interested in hearing your opinion of the certificate course.
Cheers
John
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John,
I thoroughly enjoyed the course which has now finished.
For me it was the right mix of stellar theory and maths. Not much on the Solar System but then when observing at night I spend more time looking at stars, clusters and the like rather than the planets. I've signed up for the Advanced University Certificate in Astronomy which is a couple of second year subjects.
Fun! 
And it keeps me off the streets!
Cheers,
Mario
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24-06-2010, 12:52 PM
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Support your local RFS
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wamboin NSW
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Well done Mario, definitely a feather in your cap.
That website looks interesting as well, I'll have to check it out further. It will give me something to do on those cloudy nights.
Cheers
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24-06-2010, 07:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Geelong
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Very nice Mario. What are the prerequisites for the Astronomy course?
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25-06-2010, 06:24 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Brisbane
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Originally Posted by rcheshire
Very nice Mario. What are the prerequisites for the Astronomy course?
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As it is basically a first year university subject I would assume the completion of year 12 level subjects would suffice.
As I'd already done a university course in Geology there was no drama for me enrolling.
And the best part is that it only costs around 380 pounds which is around the $640 mark at the moment. From my investigations that is much cheaper than a comparable course here in Australia.
Cheers,
Mario
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26-06-2010, 09:23 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Geelong
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Hi Mario. For a mature age student, I imagine that a tertiary qualification would be acceptable RPL? How challenging was the maths?
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28-06-2010, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rcheshire
Hi Mario. For a mature age student, I imagine that a tertiary qualification would be acceptable RPL? How challenging was the maths?
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Rowland,
I would think a tertiary qualification is fine. The maths consisted of basic formulas and trigonometry. Nothing too demanding, just a lot of calculations with very, very, very big numbers or very, very, very small numbers! 
Cheers,
Mario
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30-06-2010, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Geelong
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Thanks Mario! Quite possibly, next years goal.
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30-06-2010, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Hi Mario,
That's awesome, how excited you must be!
Molly.
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01-07-2010, 06:49 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Brisbane
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Originally Posted by rcheshire
Thanks Mario! Quite possibly, next years goal.
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Rowland,
The next academic year starts this September and you need to be enrolled by August (I think!).
Cheers,
Mario
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01-07-2010, 08:01 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Beautiful SE Tassie
Posts: 4,734
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That great Mario well done!!!
Always a treat too see your own images posted onto a site.
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01-07-2010, 07:30 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Geelong
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The next academic year starts this September and you need to be enrolled by August (I think!).
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Will have to wait til next year in that case.
Cheers,
Rowland.
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05-07-2010, 04:08 PM
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The sky is Messier here!
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Darwin
Posts: 2,587
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Well done Mario, that's great stuff
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