Today's fractal has six radiating arms with a bluish map. To prove it without investing in the required calculating time go to our good friend http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com. On a completely unrelated note why are the spammers trying to sell me watches? I don't need a Rolox! Nice try fellas... fract376.gif { ; radiating arms ; blank ; calctime 0:02:52.14 ; created Aug 22, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=julhack.frm formulaname=j_cplxspirals2 center-mag=0.0605757/0.334558/18.93939 params=0.141026032288583/0.1265602587969604 float=y maxiter=1200 inside=0 logmap=17 colors=00000000100300400600800900B00C00E00G00H00J00K00M00O00P00R00T00U00\ W00X00Z00`00a00c00d00f00h00i00k00m01m03m04n06n07o09o0Ao0Cp0Ep0Fq0Hq0Iq0K\ r0Lr0Ns0Ps0Qs0St0Tt0Vu0Wu0Yu0Zv0`v0bw0cw0ew0fx0hx0iy0ky0mz1mz3mz5nz7nz9o\ zBozDozFpzHpzJqzLqzNqzPrzRrzTszVszXszZtz`tzbuzduzfuzhvzjvzlwznwzpwzrxztx\ zvyzxyzzzzyzzxzzwzzuzztzzszzqzzpzzozzmzzlzzkzzizzhzzgzzezzdzzczzbzz`zz_z\ zZzzXzzWzzVzzTzzSzzRzzPzzOzzNzzLzzKzzJzzIzzGzzFzzEzzCzzBzzAzz8zz7zz6zz4z\ z3zz2zz0zz0yz0xz0wz0uz0tz0sz0qz0pz0oz0mz0lz0kz0iz0hz0gz0ez0dz0cz0bz0`z0_\ z0Zz0Xz0Wz0Vz0Tz0Sz0Rz0Pz0Oz0Nz0Lz0Kz0Jz0Iz0Gz0Fz0Ez0Cz0Bz0Az08z07z06z04\ z03z02z00z00y00x00w00v00u00t00s00r00q00p00o00n00m00l00k00j00i00h00g00f00\ e00d00c00b00a00`00_00Z00Y00X00W00V00U00T00S00R00Q00P00O00N00M00L00K00J00\ I00H00G00F00E00D00C00B00A009008007006005004003002000000 } frm:j_cplxspirals2(XAXIS_NOIMAG) { ;default for p1=0.08, the critical value is ~0.0712342 ;very good for decomp too!! p=p1,p=p+(|p|==0)*0.08 z=y=pixel: z=z*z+y+p y=z/y*p |z|<100 } Roger Alexander