New York’s most “wholesome” club is 82-year-old Joe Delfausse’s telescope on 9th Street and 8th Avenue in Park Slope.
A line of people formed along the painted meridian on 9th Street between a bike lane and the road on Wednesday with Saturn’s rings and a super blue moon lighting up the sky. That’s where Delfausse, an astronomy enthusiast from Brooklyn, set up his telescope.
It had been a cloudy day, but the sky cleared just in time for nightfall.
“Holy cow!” Delfausse said, counting the number of people waiting in line to take a peak. “Twenty-seven, 28, 29, 30, 31, that's amazing.”
He quickly made his way back to the telescope to adjust it, as he does every few minutes when he’s out showing people astronomical wonders – something he’s been doing for 20 years. At a time when the city is facing various uncertainties, Delfausse was out providing a space for neighbors to come together and appreciate natural wonders.