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.
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
