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I have the ZWO ASI120mc, recently purchased. Still figuring out all it's clever bits but it does an awesome job on the moon and planets and supposedly is DSO capable although I haven't hada chance to test it in that area as yet. ( Dang Clouds !! )
I think as an entry level CCD\CMOS camera it's good value and comes with some good software. The latest ones also have a guiding output although I have yet to figure how to get this working.
Other than that you can use a normal webcam ( MS, Logitech or whatever ) to do planetary and lunar. Needs a bit of DIY to remove lens etc and add a nosepiece but works. And there are some 'long exposure' mods written up for some models to make them DSO capable. Cheaper but more fiddly to get going but there is plenty of generic software that will work with them, AmCap eg.
Now you're stepping into the fun part of astronomy, careful of the slippery slope ...
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