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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - WAVE-ING GOODBYE TO RUSH HOUR: WHILE most workers endure commuting chaos by road or rail everyday, one entrepreneur has come up with a novel way to get to the office - by KAYAK .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .