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.
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
