Astrophotographer Josh Dury captured this stunning photograph of the seven-planet alignment on Feb. 22 from the Mendip Hills, Somerset, U.K. "A fantastic, yet challenging photographic opportunity ...

The milestone image was captured in Somerset by a UK photographer during an unusual planetary alignment. Josh Dury, 27, managed to snap the extraordinary sight of the solar system's planets ...

"It was a rare chance to photograph all planets together," he told Space.com. The alignment offered a brief window to capture them all in one frame. Capturing all seven planets required patience ...