mallentaylor.com Home Of Double Cluster Films

Many customers like to know about the company and people behind the products they buy. Here I'll will tell you a little about myself and the company.

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The Antique Photons Observatory

This is my roll off roof observatory were I can be found most every clear night if it's not to cold. I have a clear view to the East, South, and North, but West is pretty much blocked by trees and plagued by light pollution. It's 10x14 feet in size and after using it for 2 years now I find that I'm out growing it. So, someday soon I hope to start on a new observatory that will be larger and better equipped.

Computers & Software

I use Windows Vista based laptop computers to control my mount & cameras, process my exposures into final photos, and to capture & create the footage for my tutorial DVDs. Software that I use includes Envisage, AIP4WIN, Photoshop CS, Maxim/DL, CCDSoft, TheSky Pro, Starry Night, FocusMaxx, PHD Autoguiding, Camtasia Studio, Sony Vegas Pro, DVD Architect Studio, Audacity, & Quicktime Pro. Plus many different plugins & other utilities.

Hi, I'm Matt Taylor & I own & operate Double Cluster Films. Since joining the Meade Instrument's beta test team and becoming a Meade 4M advisor I've found that I really enjoy helping others who are interested in astrophotography. After retiring from the Southern California real estate industry, moving to rural Oklahoma under dark sky, & building The Antique Photons Observatory I decided to try to provide high quality how-to info that would better help others to enjoy and share in the hobby that I love. Double Cluster Films and my How-To DVDs are the result of this outreach effort.

Current Imaging Setup

Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250 GEM

Telescope: William Optics FLT132mm APO

Wide Field Scope: Orion 80mm ED APO

Wider Field Scope: Meade 80mm ED APO

Other: William Optics ZS 66ED Triplet

Other: Meade AR-6 Refractor

Dew Control By: Dew Buster

Cameras: Meade DSI II, DSI Pro II

Cameras: DSI Pro III, SBIG ST2000XM

Focal Reducer/Field Flattener: Televue x 2

To capture the footage for my tutorial DVDs and other videos I use the Canon HV20. It captures beautiful HD 1080i video.