When I started in amateur astronomy in the '80's, a lot of the top of the line amateur astronomical photographers were using film, often in the 800+ ASA range. Having returned to the hobby in the last few years, I'm seeing a lot of specially made digital equipment for amateur astronomical photography. Many pros were using CCD cameras, even when I was in high school, & I don't think film's being used as much now among them now, except when doing things like double star work, because you can go to the USNO, Yerkes, or some other observatory founded in the 19th century, & take a picture of a double star using the same telescope & gear that was used to take the first picture.
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When I started in amateur astronomy in the '80's, a lot of the top of the line amateur astronomical photographers were using film, often in the 800+ ASA range. Having returned to the hobby in the last few years, I'm seeing a lot of specially made digital equipment for amateur astronomical photography. Many pros were using CCD cameras, even when I was in high school, & I don't think film's being used as much now among them now, except when doing things like double star work, because you can go to the USNO, Yerkes, or some other observatory founded in the 19th century, & take a picture of a double star using the same telescope & gear that was used to take the first picture.