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.
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A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
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FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
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A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .