An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert. Surrounded by vast desert and distant snow topped mountains, the enormous satellite dishes, dome-shaped buildings and telescopes are run by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) , an intergovernmental body dedicated to observing space. Photographer Alberto Ghizzi Panizza was granted access to several observatory sites.
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .