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 brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
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 .
