How do I take good shots of the moon or other astronomy pics

I would like to know how to take quality astronomy pics. Getting good shots of the moon or even the Milky Way. What steps do I need to take to get good shots of the night sky?

Hello,

to take really good astronomy pictures you will need 2 devices- a digital SLR camera and a telescope that allows to use a camera as an attachment. You can still take so-so pictures of the moon if you have a high zoom digital point and shoot camera. To do that you need to put the camera on a tripod. Use maximum zoom and try to focus the lens to the moon. If your camera has manual focus then use this option. Then just take a series of pictures changing the shutter speed, aperture and ISO sensitivity. While pressing the shutter button make sure that the camera does not shake. Therefore it is better to use the timer function instead of just pressing the button. If the point and shoot camera does not have any manual settings like shutter or aperture priority, then you can not take any satisfactory pictures of moon or other astronomy related objects.