This new technology does not replace traditional film based astrophotography. CCD electronic imaging involves advanced techniques, sophisticated equipment and a substantial financial outlay.
Astronomy is a precise, mathematically oriented science.
The professional astronomer is a mathematician by default. Not so for the amateur, but at least understanding the basic principles is absolutely necessary. The amateur astronomer must be able to handle the concepts of Right Ascension, Declination, Zenith, Meridian, Magnitude, Light Year, Parsec, Astronomical Unit, and Sidereal Time, just to mention a few appropriate terms. CCD astrophotography will add many more. Astrophotography, in general, requires the amateur to understand and apply the mathematics involved with film speed, lens aperture, focal length and exposure time.