Hey there guys, long time reader/stargazer but first time poster! (exciting lol)
So anyway, I really want to get into astrophotography to give me more to do when I go out gazing at night. Problem is, I know absolutely nothing about photography and cameras! So if anyone out there could give me some pointers as to what I need to know and even further a decent camera and equipment to get me started. I want to start fairly cheap to be sure I actually want to follow through with all this so I will be looking second hand (eBay/Gumtree). From what I have read I should be looking at Digital SLR's (Canon seem to have a bit of hype for this) a sturdy tripod and a cable release. So any help nudging me in the right direction for gear and basic techniques and tips would be very much appreciated
> Thanks in advance