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You Want The Moon On A Stick? You Can Have It On A Crane Instead (PHOTO)

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First Posted: 06/12/11 18:03 GMT Updated: 06/12/11 18:05 GMT

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Is the pull of the sun really at the centre of our solar system? This clever photo seems to show the moon is actually supported by a crane.

Bruno Gerber spotted the strange syzygy from a friend's roof terrace in Bern, Switzerland and had to whip out the camera.

The 37-year-old lawyer said: "It was pure luck and being in the right place at the right time that I managed to capture this.

"I was at a birthday party on a roof terrace and one of the people there pointed out the moon rising with the Swiss Alps in the background.

"I noticed the crane in the foreground and I tried to make its hook and the moon align by getting in the right position.

"I needed a small step-ladder to get it just right."

He added: "I've had a lot of positive comments.

"The picture went viral. The construction company who own the crane even discovered it and found me so they could use it in their adverts.


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Is the pull of the sun really at the centre of our solar system? This clever photo seems to show the moon is actually supported by a crane. Bruno Gerber spotted the strange syzygy from a friend's...
Is the pull of the sun really at the centre of our solar system? This clever photo seems to show the moon is actually supported by a crane. Bruno Gerber spotted the strange syzygy from a friend's...
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Chauntecleer
Please don't correct me if I'm wrong
238 Fans
09:30 AM on 12/07/2011
Ah, a Swiss cheece moon crane.
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ThinkCreeps
Seriously, it's time.
2530 Fans
10:40 PM on 12/06/2011
The Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau background probably deserves some comment too.
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flyingsscot
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08:44 PM on 12/06/2011
That cant be true!!!....cause I cant see the crane when I look at the moon from where I am. Or have they now made a Stealth Crane...Must be a conspiracy!
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neilgodfreyy2k1
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08:26 PM on 12/06/2011
this photo is fake. there is no way that the moon could be lifted by a crane. For starters the moon is 3 miles long and it's tiny in that picture. It just looks like thye crane is holding it.
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glenborrodale
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08:37 PM on 12/06/2011
It must be true. I read about it in the Huffpost Tech.
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