Last night's full moon over 2nd Avenue, plus talk of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Felton Davis, retired founder of the Second Avenue Star Watchers, shared these photos from last evening.

Davis brought out the telescope once again, which drew the attention of the Friday evening crowd...

Per Felton:

The full moon was so high in the sky that three young men had to hoist the telescope and carry it over to the southwest corner of 3rd Street & 2nd Avenue.

Also:

Orion Telescopes has gone bankrupt, so I can no longer get any replacement parts for the 8-inch reflector that has served me so well for 12 years.

And... 

The conversation was dominated by the controversy about the mysterious interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas, now emerging from behind the Sun and about 204 million miles from the Earth, in the constellation Virgo. Best viewing location for this so-called "green comet" would be on the top of the new World Trade Center, but they are not open at 5 a.m., and do not allow telescopes and tripods.