FOTD -- May 09, 2013 (Rating 9) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I have no idea why I named today's image "Out in Left Field", but that's how it goes sometimes. The lack of a logical reason for the name is no problem however. With a rating of a 9, the image needs no fancy, logical name. The image is a scene in the East Valley area of a Hyper- Mandelbrot set that is filling in around the edges of the main bay and inside the buds. The brilliant white hole at the center is not an under-resolved minibrot. It is all that remains of the period-21 bud on the south side of East Valley of the M-set. The rest of the bud is filled in with patterns similar to those in today's image, which, like the stack of world turtles, goes down forever. One of these days, someone like Mr. Mandelbrot (may he rest in fractal land) will determine exactly what is going on in images like today's. Unfortunately, I am not that person. The rating of a 9 is no mistake. The unusually brilliant colors, for which I *am* responsible, earn the rating. The calculation time of 50 seconds is a joy to experience. It's so fast that the calculation is dangerously close to finishing before it starts, thereby creating a time paradox. Checking the image on the web sites will eliminate this threat. Be safe! Check the finished image at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> and the augmented version at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> And don't forget the back images at: <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> After yesterday's deluge, today, even with its heavy clouds and chilly temperature of 68F 19C, was an improvement. It was also the fractal cat's day for a check-up at the doctor. He endured the discomfort bravely, but showed a bit of resentment when he returned to FC. The next FOTD will be posted when it is ready. Until this readiness arrives, take care, and the paranormal does indeed exist. It is nothing more than natural things we do not yet understand. Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Out_in_Left_Field { ; time=0:00:50.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=HyperMandelbrot2 passes=1 float=y center-mag=+0.27135683245/-0.00622833825/105332 params=0/0/0/0/0.9/0/1e-020/0 logmap=190 inside=255 maxiter=1500 outside=imag logmap=190 periodicity=0 colors=00000210320430540650760860970A80BA0DC0EE1FG\ 3GJ6IIAKIDLGGMGKOFOPFUQIWTKYWM_YPaZQcaTedWgfYihZkk\ `mncoofrriuukwxnxypzzszzuzzpoznhykavfWsdPp`JnYDkU8\ hQ2eL0`H0aD0Y80Q60H40E11D23CA5GG6LO9PWBOdDMeFLfIKi\ KJkMIlOGnSEpWDrZCscBvfAyk9zo8zr9zu6GCQEDMDEJBEF9FC\ 8G95I50O14J3BF4GC5O88V49f1Am0Bh2Fd6J`AMXEQTJUQMZOS\ cKXfI`kFeo9kyDisGinKiiOidSi`WiWZiSchMfhIkhEohAsh6x\ h2zn0zh0xd1sZ3oW6kS9fMBcJDZFGWBJS8LO4PK0SG0UD0UE0X\ F0YF0ZG2`G5aI9cJCdJEeKIfKLhLPkMSlMWnOZoOcpPerQisQn\ uSrv2k`Sux0yX0pW0iW0cU0XU2QT4KT6ES99SB3QA0UC0QE0OF\ 0LI0IK0FL0DO0AQ08S05U02X00W00Y00Z53`B9cGEdMKeUQh`X\ ifckniizuluonnipfdr`ZsUUvOPxIKz9DyCGyEKxGMxKQvMUzT\ ZvPXsKYrLWpLUoMTnMSlOQlOPkPMiPLhQKfQJeSIcMCeSGfWLh\ `QidWki`lnenrkoofoncolZoiWohSofOodKocIoaEoZBoY8oX4\ oU1oT0pP0sS0vU0yX0zZ0za0zd0zf1zi2zk2zn3zp4zs5zv5zy\ 6zz8zz9zz9zz6zz4zz3zz1zzz } frm:HyperMandelbrot2 {; periodicity must be turned off a=(p1),b=(p2): q=sqr(a)-sqr(b)+pixel, b=(p3+2)*a*b+p4, a=q, |a|+|b| <= 100 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================