Left a bit, right a bit, perfect! Moon appears to be carried by crane in stunning optical illusion

By Leon Watson

Last updated at 5:38 PM on 4th December 2011

You want the moon on a stick? Well, here it is.

This incredible optical illusion shows the moon appearing to be carried by the metal structure.

Bruno Gerber spotted the great photo opportunity as he stood on a friend's roof terrace in Bern, Switzerland.

Illusion: The moon looks like carried by a crane in this clever photo

The 37-year-old Swiss 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.