So glad that I found this forum, a wealth of information in here!
Here's a couple of my first attempts at astro-photography. I have been using a bridge camera (Nikon P600) which although it has phenomenal zoom is limited in the settings, but I have pushed it hard to achieve some relatively decent imagery. All the images attached below were taken as single photos, and lightened/adjusted in windows.
Things should get more interesting later this week after my new acquisition arrives, a Nikon D5100. I want to try for some Milky Way photos, so being able to control ISO, shutter speed, and f stops completely will hopefully make me happy
Any local knowledge about where to go from Brisbane to get low light pollution levels would be greatly appreciated too. Actually, any advice would be good, I'm a total noob at this