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.
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
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 .