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By Dean Murray & Rom Preston-Ellis A photographer has captured a jaw-dropping image of a Halley-type comet over Somerset. Josh Dury, 26, shot 12P/PonsBrooks on March 6 and also managed to get the Andromeda galaxy in the frame. The landscape astrophotographer took the picture from Compton Martin in the Mendip Hills. 12P/PonsBrooks is one of the brightest known periodic comets, with an orbital period of 71 years, whereas Halley’s Comet is visible from Earth every 7579 years. Josh said: “This image was not an easy one to capture on so many levels. The amount of times having to move around to capt…

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