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.
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .