ASTOUNDING ASTRONOMICAL IMAGES TAKEN IN GARDEN

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.

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CHEEKY CHIPMUNK WITHDRAWS HIS GENEROUS OFFER

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SNOWCAP SQUIRREL

WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .

ADORABLE OWL EMBRACES THE 'RUNNING MAN' CHALLENGE

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SHARK WHISPERER BALANCES SHARK IN HIS HAND

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BRITISH KINGFISHER SPLASH

BRITISH kingfishers love to cool off by creating a splash .

CHERNOBYL - 28 YEARS ON

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ASTOUNDING VIEWS FROM THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD

WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .

SLACKLINING USA

Popping impressive moves despite high-wiring at three THOUSAND feet .

LAST MILITARY HOSPITAL TIME CAPSULE

INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .

CHEEKY BABY GORILLA

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum .

MAKING A SPLASH - GORILLA GOES APE IN WATER

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