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.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
