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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .