Astro photography has never been cheaper or easier than it is at the moment, good telescopes are not expensive, even with a GoTo mount.
Skymax 102 SynScan
You can couple this up to Stellarium (free) on your laptop and get that to control the scope.
Stellarium
You need to set Stellarium with your latitude and longitude, just Google your postcode for that info.
The little Pentax Q is ideal as a camera for this use, a Q to 'C' mount adapter and a 'C' to 1/1/4" tube which just drops into the eyepiece holder, point it at the Moon and you get this
This is strait out of camera.
Couple your Q to a 300mm lens and point it at the Moon and you get this
This time a cheap Sigma 70 - 300mm lens, this is full frame not cropped.
Chris