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.
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
