Full moon forming sixth ring in Olympic display at London’s Tower Bridge

Luke MacGregor’s perfectly timed snap captured the forming a sixth ring in the Olympic display on London’s .

The masterpiece quickly made the rounds online, with “Tower Bridge” becoming a top trending item on Twitter.

The perfectly aligned composition graced London’s skyline Friday night, on the Thames.

Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor’s perfectly timed snap captured the full moon forming a sixth ring in the Olympic display on Londons Tower Bridge 350x238 photo

Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor’s perfectly timed snap captured the full moon forming a sixth ring in the Olympic display on London's Tower Bridge

Many praised the magnificent picture on Twitter, calling it “epic” and a “must see”.

But others couldn’t resist joking about the unsanctioned modification by nature of the logo, after the (IOC) went to painstaking efforts to prevent the unlicensed use of its brand by local retailers.

“Moon taken to court by IOC for violating ban,” one Twitter user quipped.

The official Twitter account for the IOC did not tweet in response to the lunar insertion into the organization’s trademarked logo.

The five interlocking rings represent the five parts of the world involved in the global games.

The symbol was designed in 1912 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern .

 

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