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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
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SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
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VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .