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FOTD 18-02-09 (Mystic Moonlight [9])
by Jim Muth 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

FOTD -- February 18, 2009 (Rating 9) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is another reworking of an old FOTD image. The old image is named "Europa". It is an imaginary scene on the icy moon of Jupiter, which appeared on June 21, 1997. I did little to the original image other than intensify the colors and rotate it an infinitesimal bit. The result is a fractal that strikingly resembles a photograph of an icy but peaceful seacoast in the light of a full moon. I named the new version of the original image "Mystic_Moonlight". One glance of the image will explain the name. I wrote the formula, Man-YZ-XZ, when I was experimenting with rotating images in the 4-D Julibrot figure. Looking at the formula today, I'm not sure how it was supposed to work. I rated today's image at a 9. I could have been more conserva- tive with the rating, but just because my politics tend to the conservative side doesn't mean I can't be liberal with my FOTD ratings on occasion. The calculation time of 66 seconds will pass like nothing. The trip out to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> to stare in awe and wonder at the finished image posted there, will not only avoid all unpleasantness, but will bring instant fulfillment. Tuesday was a nondescript day here at Fractal Central, both with the weather and the fractal cats. Sunny skies and a temperature of 39F 4C kept the cats in and out of their favorite window. At one point a squirrel leaped onto the opposite window sill, but scampered away before the sleeping cats were aware of it. My day was average. The work was finished early in the after- noon, which left plenty of time to work on the colors of today's fractal. The next in the unending series of FOTD's will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if it leads to madness when we wonder what lies behind our sensory images of the 'outer' world, this probably explains how I could keep the FOTD going for almost 12 years -- I must be mad! P.S. My current re-working of old images does not mean I will stop posting new images. I am simply tweaking a few of my older images that I have long thought need improvement. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Mystic_Moonlight { ; time=0:01:06.74-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=Man-YZ-XZ passes=1 periodicity=10 center-mag=-0.00000686598512544/-1.845082873438826\ 00/8.246947e+010/-5.121e-005/359.99905692/-89.9990\ 597420641762 params=0/0/1/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=255 logmap=yes colors=00008z08z06z06z06z04z04z04z02z02z00x00v00q0\ 0n00k00i00g00e00b00Y00X00U00S00Q00O00M00H00F00D00B\ 00900800600400000020020020000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\ 000000000000000200200400600600800800900900B00D00D0\ 0F00F00H00K00K00M00M00O00O00Q00S00S00U00U00X00Y00Y\ 00`00`00b00b00e00g00g00i02i02kU4n04n04qU6qU6sV6sW8\ vX9xXDzYUzZUzdZzgazk`v`WvXQiT0kB0g00`00`00X00e98i9\ 0qBMzBMzBMzBOzDQz0YzFSzFSzFSzHUzHUzHUzKXzKXzMYzMYz\ MYzO`zO`zQbzQbzQbzO`zO`zO`zM`zKzzrzzuzzzzzuzzzzzrz\ zzzzzzzuzzHAzFAzFAzFAzFAzDAzD`zDAzDAzBAzBAzBAzBAz9\ Az9Az9Az9Az8Az8Az8Az8Kz6Az6Az6Qz6Az4Oz4Kz4Kz4Oz2Oz\ 2Mz2Mz2Mz0Mz0Mz0Mz0Mz0Kz0Kz0Kz0Kz0Kz0Kz0Kz0Hz0Hz0H\ z0Hz0Hz0Hz0Hz0Fz0Sz0Uz6Az } frm:Man-YZ-XZ {; primitive effort at rotation ; p2 = 0 = Julibrot YZ plane ; p2 = 1 = Julibrot XZ plane ; p2 = >0 <1 = Oblique planes z=real(pixel)+flip(real(p1)), c=imag(pixel)+flip(imag(p1)), a=p2, b=flip(cos(asin(p2))): z=sqr(z)+((a+b)*c), |z| <= 25 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 19-02-09 (Comets in Flight [8])
by Jim Muth 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

FOTD -- February 19, 2009 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's image is . . . well, it must be something, but I can't think of what to say about it. It resembles four comets whizzing around a tiny minibrot, so I named it "Comets in Flight". The parent fractal combines various negative portions of Z^(-1.111) and Z^(-11.11). This parent is an oversized thing with a huge 'fan' and many interesting but ultimately disappoint- ing areas to check. I rated the image at an 8. I guess I'm just in the mood for swirling comets. The calculation time of under 2 minutes is fast enough to keep things moving right along. But if a traffic jam develops, the calculation may be avoided by going to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and viewing the finished image there. Wednesday turned into the most unpleasant day of the winter here at Fractal Central, with an all-day combination of snow, graupel, (tapioca snow), ice pellets, freezing rain, and just plain rain, which by the end of the day left about 1-inch 2cm of slush on the ground. The fractal cats took one look outside and curled up beside the big radiator. Being occupied by other things, I did not worry myself too much with the weather. I'll post the next FOTD in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if you want nothing to worry about, become a nihilist. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Comets_in_Flight { ; time=0:01:55.90-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=-2.76376966932386/-3.9925175076021/26012\ /1/150/0 params=-6.6/-1.111/-0.6/-11.11/0/0/0/0 maxiter=1750 inside=0 logmap=159 periodicity=10 colors=000KAaLB_LC_LDYMEWMFUNGSNHQNIOOJMOKKPLIPMGN\ NEPOFRQGSSHUUHWWIXYJZ_K`aKacLcfMhhNhjNmlOmnPrpQrrQ\ vtRvvSzxSzvRvuQvsPrrOrpNmoMmmLhlKhjJciIchHZfGYeFWc\ EUbDT`CR_BQYAOX9NV8LU7KT7MU8OV9QWASWBUXCWYDYYE_ZFa\ _Gc_He`IgaJiaKkbLmcMncNmdNldNleNkeNkeNjfNjfNigNhgN\ hgNghNghNfhNfiNeiNdjNdjNcjNckNbkNamObkNbiNbhMbfMcd\ MccLcaLc_LcZKdXKdVKdUJdSJeQJePIeNIeLIeKHfIHfGHfFGf\ DGfCG`ALW8PQ6UL4YN5XP6WQ7VS8UT9TVATWASYBRZCQ`DPaEP\ cFOdGNfGMgHLiLLjPKlUJmZIncHjh6fmHbqRZu`_pZ`kXafVba\ TcXRdSPdQOhSUnU_pWdsYioXgkVfgUdcSc_RaYNZWQ`USbSVdR\ XfP_gNaiMdkKfmIioGmsHkpHinHglHejIchIaeI_cIYaJW_JUY\ JSVJQTKORKMPKKNL9MKJLJSKIazHjzGszHrzIrzIqzJqOJqPKp\ QKpRLpSPoTUoUZlTciShfQmcOrZMvUKzzJzzJzzJzzJzzJzzJz\ zKzzKzzKzzKzzKzzKzzKzzKzzNzzQzzTzzWzzZzzazzezzdzzc\ zzbzzazz`zz`zz_zzZzzYzzXzzXzzWzzVzzUzzTzzSzzSzzRzz\ QzzPzzOzzPzzOzzOzzNzzNzzN } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD Mystic Moonlight - Rings of Saturn
by Hal Lane 18 Feb '09

18 Feb '09

---------- JackOfTradeZ(a)comcast.net said: --------- > Europa? Loox to me more like flying down into > the plane of the rings of Saturn ... This effect is heightened if you calculate the fractal at 4096 x 3072 and then average 16 pixels (4 x 4) down to one pixel and view the resulting 1024 x 768 image. This operation smoothes out the 'rings' granularity. With the image's 'rings' color variation really, they do look very much like the false color pictures of Saturn's rings. - Hal Lane ######################### # hallane(a)earthlink.net # #########################

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD Mystic Moonlight
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 18 Feb '09

18 Feb '09

. Europa? Loox to me more like flying down into the plane of the rings of Saturn ... .

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Re: [Fractint] FOTD Dawn Song
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 18 Feb '09

18 Feb '09

. Interesting image, although I might suggest hues of maroon and crimson rather than blue/purple if you wanna emulate Mars. BTW, to see a REAL Martian sunset go here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090110.html Cheers JoTz .

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FOTD 17-02-09 (Dawn Song [9])
by Jim Muth 17 Feb '09

17 Feb '09

FOTD -- February 17, 2008 (Rating 9) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: For today's image I turned the clock back nearly 12 years to May 13, 1997, where I found a fairly harmless fractal named "Martian", which was created by Fractint's built-in 'manzpower' formula. The original intent was to create a fractal that resembled an imaginary scene on the planet Mars. The effect of that ancient effort was only moderately successful. But my fractal coloring has improved in the 12 years since I posted that image, and today's image, which is a slight re- cropping of that old image, has been totally recolored to resemble a sunrise on the same rocky Martian plain. This new effort is far more effective at creating the feeling of a scene on an alien world, this one just before sunrise. I gave today's image the poetic name "Dawn Song", leaving it to the individual viewer to decide who or what might be singing on an apparently lifeless world. Whatever is singing however, IMO the image rates a 9. Those who do not care for other worldly scenes might consider it worth something more like a 6 or 7. The calculation time of only 40 seconds is fast enough to get a space craft to Mars and back in less than a day. This is nowhere near the velocity of light, but it is still fast enough to prevent boredom. Those who prefer to avoid speeding may view the finished image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 36F 2C . . . what could be more typical of mid-February at Fractal Central? The fractal cats didn't question, they simply enjoyed the sun while it was shining and curled up when it was not. My day was typical also. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and if one starts with the faith that the world is real, science soon follows. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Dawn_Song { ; time=0:00:40.60-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=manzpower maxiter=550 inside=253 center-mag=-0.42022201070671390/-0.000011670951500\ 99/81420.7/2.3247/-5.15/0 params=0/0/3.25/0 float=y colors=000oYamYblXdjXehXggXheWjdWkbWm`Wn_VpYVqjY_b\ YZVYZMXYEXY6XXrY_qY_qY_pY_pZ_oZ`oZ`nZ`mZ`mZ`lZ`l_`\ k_`k_`j_ai_ai_ah_ah`ag`ag`af`ae`ae`ad`bdabcabcabba\ brY_qZZTNYTMYSMZRMZRM_QM_PM`PL`PKaPJaPIaPFbOCcNBcN\ AdMBeMCeMDfLEfLFgLGhLHhLIiMJjNLlOMnPNoQOqSPrTQrURs\ VSsWTtXUuYVuZWv_XvZWsYWpXWmWWkVWhUWeTWcSW`RWYQWVPV\ TOVQNVNMVLLVIKVFJVCIVAHV7GV4GV2HU4IT5IS6JR7KQ9KPAL\ OBMNCMNENMFOLGOKHPJJQIKQHLRGMSGOSFPTEQUDRUCTVBUWAV\ W9WX9YY8ZY7_HpWGnWGlXFkXFiYFgYEeYEcZDaZD__DY_CX`CV\ `CTaBRaBPbWFyXHxYIwZJv_Ku`LtaMsbNrcOqdPoeQnfRmgSli\ TkjUjlVinWhqXgtYfw_ezadzcczeczgbziazkZzmYzoWzrWzzV\ zzVzzTzzPzzXzzVzzKzzIzzHzzFzzDzzCAUBBUABU9CU8CU7DU\ 7EU6ES5FQ4FO3GM2GK1HI0JK3KM5MO8OPAPRDRTFTVIUXKWZNY\ _PZaS`cUbeXcgZeiagjchlfjnhlpkmrmotpqurrwutywryroyl\ kygudZue_sebrffphmcccfUwllwctZercXidO`fERg5Ih7Jh9K\ gBLgEMgGNgIOfKPf00POReQSe } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 16-02-09 (Son of Wackyland [No Rating])
by Jim Muth 16 Feb '09

16 Feb '09

FOTD -- February 16, 2009 (No Rating) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Today's FOTD is late because I was drawn into another antiquing expedition on Sunday, this time to Lewistown. The late return left no time for a totally new FOTD image, but, going into the vast FOTD library of images, I found an image from April 1998, the 19th of April to be exact, and made a new version of it. The original image was named "Wackyland". I re-cropped and re-colored the original image and named it "Son of Wackyland". Perhaps the most striking thing about the image is its strange resemblance to a scene on an alien planet. Examining the scene, I see a rock-strewn desert with alien cacti dotting the rim of the regolith dune. Others may see far more fantastic things. The generating formula is the MandNewt12, a formula I have not used for many years. Like so many of my old formulas, I have forgotten what it was originally supposed to do, but it makes interesting images regardless. The formula will probably be a new one for all but the most ancient FOTD old-timers. Since today's image is a second effort, I could give it no rating, though in my opinion it shows about a one-point improvement over the original version. The original version has no rating. The calculation time of 20 seconds is not faster than light, but it is still faster than a speeding bullet. And for even more happiness, the finished image is posted on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Bright sun and a temperature of 37F 3C made Sunday a perfectly average day here at Fractal Central. The fractal cats must have enjoyed the sun to the maximum while we were away, for they were waiting in the window when we returned just after dark. My day was pleasant enough despite the antiquing expedition. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care and live life in a wonderland. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Son_of_Wackyland { ; time=0:00:20.75-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=MandNewt12 center-mag=+1.4989355/-0.04\ 00645/91/1/-105/0 params=-2.06/4.81/-3.31/-0.91/1/1 float=y maxiter=95 inside=bof61 logmap=yes periodicity=0 colors=000ThzThzThzThzQhzThzThzThzThzThzTczTczTczT\ czTczTazT`zT_zTZuTYtTXtTWtTVtTUtTTtSSsSSrSSqRRoRRn\ QQmQQkPQj3NiQJ0OMfNUea4VMNbMNaMN`LMZLMYKLXKLVJLUJK\ TIKRIJQHJPHJNGIMGILFHJFHIFGGKJFPMEUPDZSCcVBcYAc`9h\ c8mc7rc6vc5zc4wc3wc5wc7wc9zhBzmDzmEzmGzmIzmKzmMmZO\ ZYQYWSXVUWTWVSYUQ_TPaUI0UK0UK0UK0UA0UK0N_0P`0Ra0Tb\ 0Q5pQ4sR3uR2xS7rUBmVGgWKbXPXZTR_YM`aGbfAbdCcbFc`Id\ ZKeWNeUQfSTgQVhOYhM`iJcjHejFhkDkkFkjGjjIjjJiiLiiMh\ iOhiQghRghTfhUfgWegXegZdf_dface_ccYcbWc`Uc_ScZQcXO\ cWMdUKdTIdSGdQEdPCdNAdM8dK6eL6eO5dR4cU4bX3a_2``7ba\ CdbHfbLhcQjdVle_nfamgclgejhfiihhjjgjlekndlpcmqbms`\ nu_oqapncqjerggrcis_ktXmuTolVjdXeWY_O_VFaQFaPFaPFa\ OEaNEaNEaMEaLEaKEaKEaJEaIDaIDaHDaGDaGDaFDaEDaDCaDC\ aCCaBCaBCaACa9Ca9Ca8Ba7Ba6Ba6Ba5Aa4Ca7FaBHaEKaIMaL\ PaPSaSUaWXbZZbbabedbifblibpkbsnbwnbunbtncrncpncnnc\ modkodiodhodfoddoeboeaoe_ } frm:MandNewt12 {; Jim Muth z=g=pixel, a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), c=real(p2), d=imag(p2), e=real(p3), f=imag(p3): h=z^a+(g-1)*(z-b) j=c*z^d+g z=z-e*h/(f*j), .0000000000000000000000000000005 <= |h| } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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Re: [Fractint] Be My Valenfractal
by JackOfTradeZ＠comcast.net 16 Feb '09

16 Feb '09

It loox cool, may make an interesting zoom, but I think there is error in the post, especially the colors part. Fractint keeps giving me that "oops" error response. Is it me or anyone else have this problem? Also, if you copy and paste the PAR entry, the CRLF is missing - it is all one long line. Never had that before.

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FOTD 15-02-09 (Be My Valenfractal [7])
by Jim Muth 15 Feb '09

15 Feb '09

FOTD -- February 15, 2009 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: The name of today's image is "Be My Valenfractal". Yes, I realize that Valentine's Day was yesterday, but I am writing this Yesterday, so it really is, or was, Valentines Day. I haven't the slightest idea what a valenfractal is, and a glance at today's image will be of no help in solving the mystery. But the image is one of those that calculates faster than light and therefore finishes before it starts. The image is located on the main stem of its parent, which is just starting to morph from an order-13 Mandeloid into an oversized Mandelbrot set. The many minibrots in the image are still of order-13, with 12 lobes, but don't ask what the minibrots with 25 lobes are doing in the image. All I can say is that fractals are very mysterious. I rated the image at an average 7. As I said above, the 4-second image finishes before it starts, so don't forget to start the calculation when the image appears already finished on your screen. Failure to follow these instructions will set off an unstable feedback in time, which will result in the destruc- tion of the universe. To avoid all such apocalyptic dangers, hurry to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> and view the completed image there. Actually, the image is a rather pleasant one, with the overall pattern repeating itself at ever smaller scales all the way to infinitesimal infinity. Valentine's Day brought very real flurries of snow to Fractal Central, while the temperature of 37C 3C made sure the snow melted as fast as it fell. The lack of sun brought dissatisfac- tion to the fractal cats, while the reasonably quiet day brought peace to the rest of us. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and stand out above the crowd. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Be_My_Valenfractal { ; time=0:00:04.32-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=DivideBrot5 center-mag=-3.328155158369\ 073/0/5.2654e+011 params=13/2 float=y maxiter=1500 symmetry=xaxis periodicity=10 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=000zwzWUU_`d`_a`Z_`ZX`YV`XSEMvIOqLQlORgSTcV\ UZYWU24_89YEEWKJVQOTWTRFHhKLdOO`TRXK00O00Q00S00U00\ W00Y00_00a00c00e00gAIiEDlG9lMBoPCpUDrYEubFvdGs_DpS\ AhH7_64QA8LEBaPUOIESMHVQKYUNJgRMeQPcQRbQU`QW_QZYQU\ bvvt9rpCnlFkhIgdLc`O9GrJMhSSZ4UcFVZQWU3HC8KEDMGIOI\ NRKSTMXVOAYDEXFHXHLXIOXKRXMVXNYXPV0vW6pXBkYHeZM`_S\ VOgmTceX_Y4ZAAYDFYGLYIQXLWXOggwAMzEOtIQoMRjQTdUU_Y\ WVgDct5tpAnmFijJdfO_cTVph_mfYjdWhbVe`TbZRx`4t_8pZC\ lZFhYJdXN`V8`WB`WD`WF`WH`XK`XM`XOku4hnAehFbbLvkzrh\ tofoldjibdf`_cZVV`JexJdrLclMbgOaaPasy`km`caH8bLD_P\ IXTNVXSS2Io7KkBMhGOeKQbOSZTUWXWTQQCTSGWUJZWNz4Jv8K\ sCLpFMmJNiNOfQPcUQ0fHAcKJaMSZOPxaRt_SqZUmXVjWXfUYc\ T__R3Kc8MaCO_GPYKRXPTVTUTXWRx34lIFw92sD6oHAkLEgPIc\ TModPUJBVLDWNFXPHYQJZSL_UN`WPsPRUZCWYFXYHYYJZXM_XO\ mWZkXXiXWhXVfXUdXTcXSaXR3RyKUgPzeRubTp_VkYXfVZaSTc\ yVapX_gZYZ1Cu7FpCIkHLgHLg } frm:DivideBrot5 { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=real(p1)-2, b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=sqr(z)/(z^(-a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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FOTD 14-02-09 (Search for Reality [8.5])
by Jim Muth 13 Feb '09

13 Feb '09

FOTD -- February 14, 2009 (Rating 8.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I named today's image "Search for Reality". The name came about when something in the image reminded be of the sub-atomic realm, which is a totally different form of existence. I have been fascinated with 'reality' ever since my father introduced me to the puzzle of reality when I was around age 12. Until then, I had wondered why there was such a fuss about the nature of reality. I had automatically assumed that the world we see around us is real, and that was that. Then on a Sunday morning, as my father and I were looking from a second floor window at a ringing bell swinging back and forth in the tower of a church a block away, he turned to me and asked if the sound we were hearing were the actual bell itself. Thinking it was a test of my scientific knowledge, I replied that we were not hearing the bell itself, we were hearing only the sound waves from the real bell. Then he pointed to the bell swinging in the tower and asked if that were the actual bell. Without thinking, I replied that yes, that is the actual bell that is making the sound. But when I said this, my father told me that I was wrong. We were not seeing the actual bell, we were seeing only the light waves coming from the real bell. When he said this, I asked him what then is the real bell, and he told me that no one knows what the real bell is. The real bell, as well as the reality behind everything else we see in the world, is a mystery, and this mystery is what all the philosophical fuss is about. Ever since then, I have been wondering what, if anything, is really out there. And now I find myself wondering if even fractals are really out there. One thing certain (I hope) is that today's image really exists. Its heavenly blue tints and gently curved neon rings have earned it a rating of an 8-1/2, 1/2 point of which is a reward for the coloring. The parent fractal is the same one that has supplied the past 3 days' FOTD images. The calculation time of 1-3/4 minutes will pass like magic once the heavenly colors come into view. Those who doubt that heaven exists may see the image on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> without fear of eternal condemnation. Heavy clouds, continued breezy conditions and a temperature of 41F 5C made for a typical midwinter day here in central Pennsyl- vania. The fractal cats were restless due to the lack of sun, and almost got into a fight over a catnip mouse. My day was rather uneventful, which, taken wrongly, might imply that there actually was an 'event'. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and would the real reality please stand up. Jim Muth jamth(a)mindspring.com jimmuth(a)aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Search_for_Reality { ; time=0:01:46.43-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip float=y center-mag=+1.703904359650447/-9.221842800854315/\ 1.5e+010/1/138/0 params=-11/-1.1/-1.1/-11.1/0/100/\ 0/0 maxiter=1500 inside=0 logmap=187 periodicity=10 colors=000QKlNNiKNgJOiIPjIPkHQlGQmGRoFRqESsETuDTwC\ UzCUzBVzBVzHRvNOsTLqYIp_Oo`UnbZmcdlejkzzzzzzzzzzzz\ HorIlqIjqIgqIeqIbqI`qIYqJWqJTqJRqJOqJMqJJqJHqJFq9T\ xDSsHSnLRiORdSQ_WQV_QQbPLfPGjOBnO6qO2iYGagUVpgPgZJ\ _RDSJ7KB8MD9OF9QHASJATLBVNBXPCZRC`TDaVDcXEeZEg`Fib\ Fjc`lRYiTWfVUcXS`ZQY`OVbMSdKPfHMhFJjDGlBDn9Ap77r54\ t31u99pFGlLOgQVcWbZaiVfpReqPdqOcqMcqLbrJarI`rG`rF_\ sEZsCYsBYs9Xt8Wt6Vt5Vt4FZO0Dg2Cc4B_6AW89SA8OC7KE6G\ G5CI48K34M20Y11i02e17b2C_3HX4MT5RQ6VN7_K8dG9iDAnAB\ s7Bw6Cs6Co6Cl6Dh5Dd5Da5EY5EU4ER4FN4FJ4FG7HKAJNDKQG\ MTJNWMPZPQaSSdVTgOZhIdiCij6ok0tk1ql2nl2km3hm4en4bn\ 5_o6Yo6Vp7Sp8Pq8Mq9JrAGrAErEHpIJnMLlQNkUQiYSg`UfdW\ dhZbl`apb_tdYwfXriUnlRioOerLauJzzHzzGzzFzzEzzCzzBz\ zAzz9zz7zz6zz5zz4zz3zzazz`zz_bzZczYdzYfzXgzWhzVizU\ kzTlzSmzRnzRjzYfzdbzkZzrWzoUzmRzjPzhNzfKzcIzaGz_Dz\ XBzV9zT6zQbzpazs`zuXzrUzo } frm:MandAutoCritInZ {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(((-a*b*g*h)^j)+(p4)), k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================

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