AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns. Captured 20 million light years away, this is star gazing at its best. These amazing photographs were taken by English sales manager Terry Hancock, 60. He is able to capture the astounding images from his back garden in Michigan, America. ‘My astronomy photographs all show deep sky objects, many of them thousands or millions of light years away from Earth,’ says Terry, originally of Burnley, Lancashire.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .