Over the past year, through the Faculty of Arts of Social Sciences, UNSW has introduced a continuing education program under the banner of "UNSW Professional". While there is a wide range of courses on offer, so far there is only one in the sciences - astronomy. Several of the School's General Education offerings would make ideal courses for continuing education. However they don't fit into the structured organisational regime of the undergraduate program. With Astronomy I have taken the General Education course I run by the same name, and developed it into a single day's course, where I embark upon a whirlwind tour of all of modern astronomy. Such a daunting prospect is made easier using a multi-media approach, and the course combines Power Point presentations, use of the web, audio-visual elements and even practical observing to take us through the day.

Teaching planets, stars, galaxies and cosmology, interweaved with astronomy on the internet, astronomy in Antarctica and astronomy in the UNSW observatory, it is an intensive session, but one I've found stimulating. With a motivated audience, continually asking questions, the day passes all too quickly! I've found the participants particularly appreciate the internet session. Following upon an initial survey of astronomy, illustrating a web page with links to selected astro-sites gives everyone something to take away, and to continue their voyage of discovery at home. Continuing Education certainly has a future at UNSW - there is a growing and international market for the provision of courses asking questions about life and the universe - one that can be tapped into if we can crack how to produce suitable multi-media web-based courses.