Astrophotography with Digital SLRs?

Has anyone attempted any astrophotography with a digital SLR, or other "non-dedicated CCD" digitical camera? I'm in the market for a digital camera, and would love to get something that would handle simple astrophoto tasks, such as constellation shots (guided and unguided) and lunar photos. I've done these with film cameras, and was wondering if digital cameras (the type a step above the "point-and-shoot" variety) will work for these. I'm not interested in getting a regular CCD astrophotography device, as I need the digital camera for other uses.

Thanks for anything you guys can provide.

Gary

You mean something like this?


http://www.astromart.com/messages.asp?message_id=138501&page=2


Canon's 10D & D60 are amongst the favorites on this area... and they DO SHOW WHY!


They are just incredible!



Clear skies!



Ivan

Gary, as Ivan has said, many people are using consumer digital slr's for astrophotography. I recommend you join the following Yahoo Group, where you can see examples, ask questions, and research the archives for discussions that will help guide your purchase:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_astro/

Andy