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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
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SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .