FOTD -- February 27, 2013 (Rating 7.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Since the flu shot did not work this year, we are both still feeling lethargic from the flu here at FC today, which means the discussion will be brief. I named the image "It's Fractal Time" because even after 24 years, fractals are still fun. The rating of 7-1/2 indicates my lack of real enthusiasm for the image. Today's scene is another dive into yesterday's parent fractal. Today we check very deep into the East Valley area of a minibrot on the northeast edge of the parent's prominent 'fan'. These fractal fans almost always appear with the 'handle' pointing west and the open blade to the east. They are common in fractals that combine two negative powers of Z, but rarely appear in other fractals. Due to its extreme magnitude, the calculation time of the image is a slow 9 minutes, almost all of which may be saved by checking the web sites. So relieve all stress and calculation anxieties by viewing the finished image on the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> Variations in hi-def are available at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> And thousands of FOTD back images are available at> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> Rain fell all night and morning here at Fractal Central today. The afternoon remained cloudy with a temperature of 45F +7C. Nicholas, the fractal cat, gave up on the sun well before noon, but then laid claim to my favorite TV chair, from which he would not be dislodged. The humans meanwhile made it through another unpromising day. The next FOTD *will* be posted, that much is clear, what is in doubt is the exact time it will be posted. My best guess is in 24 hours. Until whenever, take care, and if the Catholic Church ever starts changing its standpoint, who knows where the changes will stop? Maybe the church will go so far as to admit that its most important articles of faith such as the existence of God, salvation and heaven are not quite as certain as it has always taught. After all, one would think that by this time science would have found at least a hint of something. Jim (A true believer still) Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= It's_Fractal_Time { ; time=0:09:00.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip center-mag=+1.543534421205797/+0.7283066746232452/\ 2.874541e+012/1/55/0 params=-1.4/-7.4/-7.4/-1.4/0/\ 3500/0/0 float=y maxiter=6000 inside=0 logmap=-950 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=00000800A00C00E00G01I02K13L24N25P26Q37S38U3\ 9V3AX38Z36_4DY5JX6PV7VUKYWX_YiaZlcasccvdfxghzijwfh\ ucgzafleejQchRbfTadU`bVZ`XYZYXXZWV_VXaXZcY`dZbf`ch\ aeibgkdilejnflphnqipsjqtkpslpsmosmosnnsninzhnzhmzb\ hzgmzpwzkrzjrzjrzgqzdpmaojZngWmdUlaRkZOkWLoTIiQGZN\ DgKAfH7eE4_B2d8Fa9RZ9bWAnTAzGAxa9vP9tP8sP8qP8oP7mP\ 7lP7jP6hP6gP6eOEcNLZWNUdOPmPPlNQjLQhIQfGQdEQcCYaFd\ `IkZLrYOyXQrXTkXWdXYYX`RXbKXeDXg6Xj0Xl3_j5ai7chAeg\ CgeEidGkcJnbLpaNr_QtZSvYUxXWzWXxXYwYZvZ_t_`s`araaq\ b`qdZrfYrhXrjVslUsnTspSsrUnkWjeYf__bUYmRWmNVmKUmJU\ mIUmHUmGQmCMm8Im5FmBDmHAmM8mS6mXCm_HzbMzezzhzzkzzn\ zzqzzszztzzuzzwzzxzzyzzzzzwzztzzszzrzzrzzlzzgzzbzz\ YzzTzzOzzXzzezznzzwzzuzzszzrzzpzzozzmzzlzz`zzYzzWz\ zUzzSzzQzzbzznzzczzUzzJzz9zzIzzRzzZZzQkzHxz8RzKNzK\ JzLGzLCzMBzIAzK9zM8zO7zQ6zS6zT5zV4zX3zZ2z`2za5zV8z\ PBzIEzCCz2Jz1Jz1Jz1Gz4Dz6 } 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=========================================