Today's post is an artist's conception of B.S.O.I.O.S. - bright shiny objects in outer space. I feel it has that cosmic air to it. Go to the usual http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com. and avoid the fuss and bother of finding a virtual telescope to gaze into the cyber heavens. fract331.gif { ; bright shiny objects ; blank ; calctime 0:02:37.80 ; created Jul 25, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=chby4.frm formulaname=Sc02-04 center-mag=0.197104/-0.586956/2.76891/1/90/3.88578058618804789e-016 params=-0.6420178838465529/-0.3789483321634571 float=y maxiter=12000 inside=0 outside=atan colors=000yzzxyzxyzwyzwyzvxzvxzuxzuwztwztwzswzrvzrvzqvzquzpuzpuzouzotznt\ zntzmtzmszlszlszkrzjrzjrzirziqzhqzhqzgpzgpzfpzfpzeozeozdozdnzcnzbnzbnzam\ zamz`mz`mz_lz_lzZlzZkzYkzYkzXkzXjzWjzVjzVizUizUizTizThzShzShzRgzRgzQgzQg\ zPfzPfzOfzNfzNezMezMezLdzLdzKdzKdzJczJczIczIbzHbzHbzGbzFazFazEazE`zD`zD`\ zC`zC_zB_zB_zA_zAZz9Zz9Zz8Yz7Yz7Yz6Yz6Xz5Xz5Xz4Wz4Wz3Wz3Wz2Vz2Vz1Vz0Uz0U\ z0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0U\ z0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uz0Uy0Uy0Uy1Uy2V\ y2Vy3Vy4Wy4Wy5Wy6Xy6Xy7Xy8Yy9Yy9ZyAZyBZyB_yC_yD_yD`yE`yF`yFayGayHbyIbyIb\ yJcyKcyKcyLdyMdyMdyNeyOeyOfyPfyQfyRgyRgySgyThyThyUhyViyViyWjyXjyXjyYkyZk\ y_ky_ly`lyalyamybmycnycnydnyeoyeoyfoygpyhpyhpyiqyjqyjrykrylrylsymsynsynt\ yotyptyquyquyrvysvysvytwyuwyuwyvxywxywxyxyyyyyzzzzzzyzz } frm:Sc02-04 {; V.1.1 - earlier versions may be discarded ; Copyright (c)1998,1999 Morgan L. Owens ; Chebyshev Types: ; Inspired by Rob Dem Braseem: ; Escape (Mandelbrot) ; ; Schlafi Polynomials ; Sc[0] = 0 ; Sc[1] = 0 ; Sc[n+1] = 2(zO[n]-cos(n*pi/2)^2)/n ; ; = Sc[2]=2(zO[1]-cos(pi/2)^2) const=pixel, z=p1: z=const+(2/z) |z|<100 } Roger Alexander _________________________________________________________________ Turn down-time into play-time with Messenger games http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9734385