Maybe one of these nights the clouds will finally go away!

Almost any camera—either digital or film—will work for photographing the night sky, as long as you can adjust it manually to take time exposures of 10 seconds or longer (an all-automatic camera probably won’t work well for nighttime sky photos, I’m afraid).

For film, an older mechanical camera body—one that doesn’t use batteries to open the shutter—will usually work best. That doesn't mean that your automatic or semi-automatic camera won't work. It's just that long exposures tend to sap battery strength, and you may find yourself changing batteries more frequently than you'd prefer. Always carry with you plenty of spare batteries and a battery charger.

Digital cameras can do a great job if you can set them for a fast ISO (200 or 400), and don’t need to take exposures longer than about 30 seconds or so.........Night Sky Photo Tips from dennismammana.com