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 SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .