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Sammy,
that's a piece of string type question! There's a host of options.
Deep Space objects generally require an equitorially mounted scope with some form of guiding - the camera can be either a dslr (with relevant connectors) or a dedicated CCD.
Some brighter objects and the moon can be afocally photographed by holding (or fixing) a point and shoot camera in front of a non-tracking dob but you are naturally limited to very short exposures. It works but can be frustrating. Having said that I think the best moon photo I've taken was done that way.
You can also piggyback a camera on top of a mount or tracking scope to take widefields.
Or, at the simplest end of the scale you can plonk a camera on a tripod and take widefields of the Milky Way at exposures up to about 30secs before trailling becomes a problem. Or, you can take startrails - long exposures or a series of 30sec exposures stitched together.
I notice from other posts you are selling your dob and have shown some interest in my Celestron. So, the dob advice is probably obsolete. I have taken afocal shots and piggyback shots (up to several minutes) with the celestron.
It's not a bad way to dip your toe in and practice some techniques without sending you to the poor house with full blown astrophotography!
cheers
niko
You can take widefields
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