Classic FOTD, December 31, 1997 (Galaxia) Fractal visionaries: (This discussion, as will be all Classic FOTD discussions, was written on the date in the subject line.) Today's fractal is the final one I'll post this year, so I wanted it to be a good one. But being very busy today, I had no time to find a new one. As a result, I went to my collection of fractals and pulled out one that had been lying dormant and unappreciated for several months. After a few quick minor changes to the color palette, I renamed it "Galaxia", and here it is. I think it's acceptable. The image is actually the Z^500 Mandeloid, turned inside-out, and with the number of arms reduced to two. The soft halo represents the combined glow of billions of stars, while the foreground could well be the ring of cosmic dust that exists in the galactic plane. The completed image has been posted to Paul's web site at: http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html I must run now, so that's it for today. But tomorrow, I'll be here again with another wonder-fractal. Until then, take care and Happy New Fractals. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START FILE================================================== galaxia { ; 40 seconds on a P200 -- SF5 reset=1960 type=formula formulafile=jim.frm formulaname=JimsCompMand center-mag=-4.61853e-01\ 4/2.57017e-014/0.04201427/1/-37.5 params=500/0/-501/0/30000/0 float=y maxiter=1200 bailout=25 inside=bof60 logmap=yes periodicity=10 colors=00INFaICSKEULDYMDZND_ODaPEbQEcQEdREfSEgTEhU\ EiVEjWFlXFmYFnZFo_Fp`Fr`FsaFtbGucGwdGxeGyfGzgHzhHz\ iHzjHzkHzlHzmHznHzpEzoFznGzmIzlJzkKzjLziMzhOzgPzfQ\ zeRzdSzcTzbVzaWz`Xz_YzZZzY`zXazWbzVczUdzTfzSgzRhzQ\ izPjzOkzNmzMnzLozJqzKpzLpzLozMozMnzNnzNmzOmzOlzPlz\ eboeboeboebodbodbodbodbodbodbodbocbocbocbocbocbocb\ ocbocbobbobbobbobbobbobbobboaboaboaboaboaboaboabo`\ bo`bo`bo`bo`boaanabnabo`co`co`do`dp_ep_ep_fp_fq_gq\ ZgqZhqZhrZirYirYjsYjsYksYksXltXltXmtXmtWnuWnuWouWo\ uWpvVpvVqvVqwVrwUrwUswUsxUtxUtxTuxTuyTvyTvySwySwzS\ xzSyzRyzRzzRzzRzzTzzRzzQyzPxzOwzNvzMuzLtzKszJszIrz\ HqzGpzFozEnzDmzClzBkz9kzAjzAjzAizBizBhzBhzBgzBgzCf\ zCfzCezCezCdzCdzDczDczDbzDbzDazEazE`zE`zE_yE_yE_xF\ ZxFZwFYwFYvGXvGXuGWuGWtGVtGVsHUrHUrHTqHTqHSpHSpIRo\ IRnIQnIQmIPlIPkJOjJOiJNhJMgJLfJKeIJdHIcGHbFGaEF`DE\ _DDYCCWCBUCASB9QB8OA7MA6K } frm:JimsCompMand {; Jim Muth z=c=pixel: z=z^p1*(c^p2)+c, |z| <= p3+100 } END COMBINED FILE===========================================