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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .