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.
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
