多洛米蒂山上空的银河，意大利 Dolomite Mountains at night with the Milky Way, Italy (© Carlos Fernandez/Getty Images)

多洛米蒂山上空的银河，意大利 Dolomite Mountains at night with the Milky Way, Italy (© Carlos Fernandez/Getty Images)

彩虹桥 The Rainbow Bridge

Dolomites

Few places in Europe offer the opportunity to take in the Milky Way like the Dolomites. Far from cities and light pollution, and thousands of feet above sea level, the Dolomites offer a stunning, vibrant night sky above shear, jagged peaks that cut the dark. Also known as the 'Pale Mountains,' the Dolomites are named for the carbonate rock they are composed of, which was in turn named after 18th-century French mineralogist Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, the first scientist to describe the mineral.

The Dolomite region in northeastern Italy boasts more than 2,100 named mountains, including the 'Queen of the Dolomites,' Marmolada, whose Punta Penía is the highest peak of the range. Nature lovers, hikers, and climbers flock to the Dolomites in summer, and the slopes are dominated by skiers and snowboarders during the long winter months. One sure way to appreciate the Dolomites' impressive peaks is to take a hot air balloon over the range.

白云石

欧洲很少有地方像白云石那样有机会进入银河系。远离城市和光污染，海拔数千英尺，白云石在剪切、参差不齐的山峰上提供了一个令人惊叹的、充满活力的夜空，切断了黑暗。白云石也被称为“苍白山脉”，因其组成的碳酸盐岩而命名，而碳酸盐岩又是以18世纪法国矿物学家Déodat Gratte de Dolomieu的名字命名的，他是第一位描述这种矿物的科学家。

意大利东北部的白云石地区拥有2100多座被命名的山脉，其中包括“白云石女王”马尔莫拉达（Marmolada），其蓬塔彭尼亚峰（Punta Penía）是该山脉的最高峰。夏季，热爱大自然的人、徒步旅行者和登山者成群结队地来到白云石，在漫长的冬季，山坡上主要是滑雪者和滑雪者。欣赏白云石令人印象深刻的山峰的一个可靠方法是乘坐热气球飞越这一范围。