With a nod to sci-fi author Vernor Vinge ("A Deepness in the Sky") here is my gallery of deep sky and solar system astrophotography taken from central New Jersey in the USA or Chile S.A. I hope you see from this gallery that pursuing astronomy and astroimaging are possible in locations with serious light pollution such as central NJ. All astrophotos in the galleries below are originals by Rex Parker taken from telescopes at my home observatory in NJ (lat.~40 deg N) and telescopes in Chile, since 2021 in the south Atacama at El Sauce observatory (lat.~30 deg S, elev 1525m). For the Chilean project, I am currently partnered with S Mazlin, M Hanson, S Foreman, and S Watson.
Galaxies

Galaxies

Millions to billions of stars gravity-bound...
Nebulae

Nebulae

Colorful mysterious residents of our galaxy...
Star Clusters

Star Clusters

Vast cities of 1st gen stars held by gravity
Supernova Remnants

Supernova Remnants

Massive layers of stars' mass flung into...
Solar System

Solar System

12/31/22
Comets, asteroids, planets, Luna
only Chile Astro Images

only Chile Astro Images

Images acquired from telescopes at CTIO and...
only New Jersey Astro Images

only New Jersey Astro Images

1/1/23
Astrophotos from my home observatory
NJ Observatory

NJ Observatory

Roll-off roof structure in the garden
Speed of an Asteroid

Speed of an Asteroid

Calculated from data acquired at home