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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SLACKLINING USA

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ADORABLE SQUIRREL GETS READY FOR A SNOWBALL FIGHT

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LAZY LIZARDS RELAX AND POSE LIKE YODA

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CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN ATTRACTS CURIOUS SQUIRREL

Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

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DRIVER TRAPPED UNDER 4x4 FOR AN HOUR IN HORRIFIC MOTORWAY CRASH

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HUNGRY GORILLA ENJOYS DINNER

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INTIMATE PORTRAITS OF INDIANS

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