Everyone that takes pictures of the moon do not get the results they like. Some are to bright, others have camera shake, and some just come out black. Here are a few things I do to get the results of the following pictures. First if you can get away from city lights that is a big help. Now what about equipment? Here are what I use:

Tripod

Camera

Wireless shutter or wired

longest lens (I have which I use a 300mm or 200-500 mm)

Once you get setup, let’s look at camera settings

2021-10-10 Moon
2021-10-15 Moon