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Sturdy tripod, and shutter speed set to 3 or more seconds.
 
photo exposer

you need a camera that you can adjust the shutter speed, manuly set it for an elapsed time of lets say 30 seconds to a minute or longer, it will take some expiermenting on your part to get the effect that you whant
 
Easy. It's done with a single-lens reflex camera on a tripod with the shutter held open for the period of time that the plane is passing by. It helps to have a pretty dark backround so the photo does not become overexposed. I think slow film (lower ASA number such as 100) will also help to avoid overexposure. Nude models are more fun to shoot, though.
 
The data block below the photo has all the information on the camera and exposure.

It was a 16 second exposure with the aperture set at f:8 on ISO 100 film with a 83mm lens. Also it looks like a "star" filter was used, this is a piece of glass that screws on ove the end of the lens, it has very fine lines etched in the glass and this is what give the lights the star apprearance

regards
 
You can use a neutral density filter to allow for longer exposure times even when it is not all that dark
 

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