About Us

Aspiring Astronomer and Astrophysicist Jordan Mansfield has always been curious about the Universe and our place in it. During one of the many lockdowns in 2020 and after watching the series 'Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey' hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, he found himself inspired to begin learning all about how the Universe works. 

"It was the stories of other Astronomers, who throughout the ages had made incredible discoveries that gave me a real drive to learn more, and with it, a yearning to explore the night sky for myself, aided by a telescope."

The following year he purchased his first telescope (with the help from his family) and began spending as many clear nights as he could out under the stars.

"From the first time I peered through a telescope and saw the bright glow of Jupiter, I could see it's cloud belts and I saw the same moons that Galileo had first observed some 400 years earlier, I was blown away.

It was in this moment I knew my journey of wonder and learning had truly just begun". 

During those clear nights Jordan always found himself in awe of what he had seen and would spend the following weeks learning more about the objects he had observed and about astronomy in general. 

"I began to share what I had learnt through visual astronomy, firstly with family and friends who had helped me to begin with."

After seeing their eyes light up, the smiles on their faces and the wonderment it left them in from what they had seen that evening, he wanted to share his passion for the Universe and those experiences on a larger scale with anyone and everyone and so came the birth of NOVA - Night of Visual Astronomy.  

"I wanted to give people a true astronomy experience by showing them the wonders the Universe through a telescope, so they could see it with their own eyes. I hope it inspires many people into looking up more often and to discover the wonders of our Universe for themselves through learning. This will make me a very happy man."