Decorators placed the bright Swarovski star on top of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Wednesday morning.
A crane lifted the 550-pound star to the top of the 94-foot Norway spruce, the second-largest tree ever to take over the plaza.
The star shines with 25,000 Swarovski crystals and a total of one million facets.
With the 9.5-foot star precisely placed, the official tree lighting will occur on Nov. 30.
