The Moon rises just south of the Brooklyn Bridge in this view of the lower Manhattan and the "Tribute in Light" light display on 9/11/2006. The view stretches from Ellis Island on the left to Governor's Island on the right, with the Moon over it.

The lightbulbs powering the "Tribute in Light" display consume almost 1/4 million watts of electricity. The column of light can be seen over 40 miles away. The twin columns of light in lower Manhattan are about twice as far away as the Statue of Liberty. The Empire State Building (lighted red, white, and blue and visible on the left over Ellis Island) is about twice as far away as lower Manhattan. A slightly closer view of Manhattan (but without the Moon) is here.

Canon S80. Composite of a series of 12 exposures ranging from 8 seconds to 1/4 second at f4.5 and ISO 50 plus one 1 second exposure at f5.4 of the Moon. The last exposure (of the Moon rising) was taken at 9:21:16 p.m. EDT on September 11, 2006. Photographed from Jersey City, New Jersey. ©2006