FOTD -- October 25, 2013 (Rating A-8,M-6) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: In today's image I combined 2 parts of Z^(-2.5) with one part of Z^(-4.5) and added (1/C). The parent fractal that results is a large shapeless open area filled with blobs of debris. Two large irregular rings lie to the west of this open area, which are connected by one of the strangest minibrots, (If a minibrot is what it is.), that I have yet found. Today's scene lies just to the southeast of this 'minibrot', on a filament extending from it. The trip in from the surface or out to it is quite interesting. The name "Star of Anchara" indicates that today's image lies deep inside its parent fractal, just as, according to some fringe groups, the mystic land of Anchara lies deep in the interior of the planet earth. The artistic rating of an 8 shows that extra effort went into the coloring. But the math rating of a 6 shows that, except for the strange minibrot on the parent's surface, little new math interest lies in the image. The calculation time of 1-3/4 seconds will pass in a couple flashes. A visit to the web sites will cut the flashes down to one. To enjoy today's mathematical wonder with a minimum of effort, check the official FOTD web site at: <http://www.crosscanpuzzles.com/Archives.html> and also the sites at: <http://www.emarketingiseasy.com/TESTS/FOTD/jim_muths_fotd.html> <http://www.Nahee.com/FOTD/> and <http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/fractals/fotd/about.html> where interesting variations are posted. More clouds than sun, with a temperature of 50F 10C, kept the Halloween feeling quite strong here at Fractal Central today. The fractal cats spent the day testing each other's limits. The new little 1-kg girl, Jasmine, is learning that she must give the older 6-1/2-kg guy, Nicholas, a bit of peace now and then, and the older guy is learning that the newcomer cannot be batted around at will. The fractal humans made sure the fractal cats understood the rules. The next FOTD will probably not be posted until Oct. 27. Until then, take care, and what about bigfoots and other assorted monsters? With all the well-founded reports of sightings, it is impossible, except in the opinions of hard-core skeptics, to shrug off all these reports as delusions of the gullible. At the same time, if such monsters did exist, we would certainly have found some hard evidence such as bodies by this time. And BTW, let's get Sebastien back on the list. He comes up with some pretty good images, and I'm not sure why he quit the list in the first place. Jim Muth jimmuth@earthlink.net START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Star_of_Anchara { ; time=0:01:45.00 SF5 at 2000MHZ reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandAutoCritInZ function=recip passes=1 center-mag=-5.167745029628875/-0.1068011145484513/\ 4.572751e+010/1/55/0 params=2/-2.5/1/-4.5/0/0/0/0 float=y maxiter=1250 inside=0 logmap=127 periodicity=6 mathtolerance=0.05/1 colors=0000Iz0Gz0Ew0Ct0Aq08n05k00h00c00Z00U00P00K0\ 0H00E00B005yxzzuCxIblJF`JU`JDZC503KC1H070D5K_4IO0F\ i0O`3IzZCxLDOKDzqzmzzYLCk`B_PCOQDK8n2HJ8IGTFNmwG7k\ jwZQgTLeaHqJAf`BXTCNLDKG5HC8zlzkPzeJzbJuYJoh_yyWRZ\ 9ln7MROK4cJzVMmNPcFS`7VTH`LQeD_k6hpINuan1_rDZuPYx`\ kaUyGOuHJrHFbEVOCiFaU_BVEXPESLDNHGzjFkZEXO`UqVRfPO\ XJLN0Kn7JWWWGRSFMPEHMDgxj_maScUKTL6xKAcG00rtqrZ_YA\ v3Bh7CWAxpghdXTUN9A04TK7QI9OGBLExG`hHTTIL3JrvmIEbB\ DYCDTCDODIksxXu`QZok4WX9P0tM5iJAZGFOZ`RJPWhgMTVHuY\ Ci589ZFJvEGbDhGRTIKli`cbVVWPMPJQA4JF9RGAKIChCyTG`1\ vWAqdBhYC_RDRKSvUFEaUv72Wi8PTdRcYPXRNQKLJM2rHBYIhU\ GaPFWLmPHmEUmGPmHLmIHmQcmMQmqQm_JmnumAtmDimFZmHOm_\ RzTUzGJzHHzIFzPGzSHzPFzMEzx8zmAzzBzzCzz`zzTzzLzzKz\ zHzzFzz3zz7zzAzzjzzZzzOzz1zz5Qz9fzqSzX7zi9zZBzO4zJ\ 7zH9zGBzEqzaczTQzLizwTz_SzhOz`KzTGzLWzpyzSgzP_zMSz\ JKzGqzA_zjUzaOzUIzLWz8RzA } 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=========================================