how to take pictures of stars?

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@TofiBaba

I took the following picture at 11.30 pm, in Swat (I believe it was either Marghazar or Malamjhabba), it was a full moon. The settings were 1.4f and i left the shutter open for over 2 mnts. ANNDDD I didn’t have a tripod, the camera was handheld. The camera was this 100 yr old German model by a company called Voigtlander. I think I still have the print somewhere, but unfortunately have lost the negative.

You can see the stars in the sky and in the long exposure the stars created streaks as the earth moved.

http://www.paklinks.com/gsmedia/files/20076/swat-ngt1.jpg

Amazing picture, cant believe it was taken at 11:30 pm