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Easy way to get started, put the camera in manual mode, set the ISO to 3200, the exposure to 30 seconds and wind the lens back to 18mm and open the aperture as far as it will go.
Try getting your focus on the moon or a really bright star.
Lock the focus and then point the camera at almost any point in the sky (on a tripod). Set the 'long exposure noise reduction' in the settings if you can.
You will get some decent looking pictures with lots more detail than you can see with your eyes.
Yes, the nights can get moist, so keep the camera bag handy and cover the camera with a terry toweling cloth or similar when the shutter isn't open.
I use the lens hood as it can act as a dew shield to keep the camera lens from fogging up.
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