I was using a pentax k70 which is a enthusiast DSLR camera usinga TAMRON 17-50 f2.8 lens (lets a lot of light in). The picture was taken over 30 secs at ISO. The K70 has an advantage in that it has a built in astrotracer which helps reduce/stops star trails.
A lot of the art in taking night...
I was taking a series of pictures on xmas day (yes i know but the sky was very clear and i had just finished the dishes) these are the penultimate and last one.....
and no i am not trying to take the mickey...i have the original RAW image on the camera card still these have been edited to...