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.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
