[tagz123 (Matthew)]

Hey all, first poster here!

I have a few questions to ask in regards to Amateur Astrophotograhy. I have done a bit of research on this but just can't seem to find the right answer.

I have recently purchased my first telescope - a 10" Dobsonian Skywatcher, which came with the super wide 25mm & 10mm lenses. I also brought another lens (5mm) to get some further magnified planetary views and have had some great nights out the past month; but now would like to begin taking my first photos of the wonders out there!

I currently have a DLSR camera to use/borrow from my brother.. I understand that with my Dobsonian I need some sort of T-ring(?) that is suitable for the camera model.

Now ready for the noob question (possibly of the year):
Do you attach lenses to this? I see on some youtube videos that the DLSR camera is attached straight onto the scope without any lenses in between. Does this mean that you can't get close views of saturn (such as through my 5mm lens) with a T-ring attachment? Do I have to manually hold the camera up to the lens to get these magnified views or is there some other method for beginner astrophotography? Maybe DSLR cameras aren't the right way to start off with?

From what I have seen - the camera lens is taken off to attach the T-ring, hense why I assume you need to use to the Dobsonian lenses.. So can the T-ring be attached to the end of the camera lens to magnify the image?

Hopefully you can tell by the jumble above that my brain is currently struggling to comprehend this (probably simple) question.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!