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.
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .