IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK. Located millions of light years away from Earth, the patterns burst with colour but are unable to be seen clearly with the naked eye. Photographer Terry Hancock captured the images using a specialist astronomy camera attached to a telescope, from the comfort of his own back garden in Fremont, Michigan, USA. The 61-year-old sales manager, originally from Burnley, Lancashire, says: “My pictures are all long exposures of galaxies, nebulae and star clusters, which range in distance from thousands to many millions of light years away from Earth.
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .