FOTD -- September 09, 2009 (Rating 8) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: Philosophy fans check the philofractal version. Today's image rates an honorable 8, a welcome change indeed. The parent fractal is an oversized Mandelbrot set caught morphing into a Z^6 Mandeloid. The scene of today's image is located near the shore line of the northern period-3 bud, which has become quite ragged. The contrast between the 5 lobes of the central minibrot and the hexagon surrounding it is quite striking. It inspired the name "Hexagonal Pentagram". The calculation time of a mere 36 seconds will cause the impatient heart to leap for joy. The trip to the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> to view the already-calculated image will bring instant bliss. Lots of clouds but little rain marked the conditions here at Fractal Central on back-to-work Tuesday, while the temperature of 79F 26C could hardly be improved upon. The fractal cats would have preferred a bit more sun and a lot more treats. My day was about average. The next FOTD, hopefully above average, will be posted in 24 hours. Until then, take care, and what would an alien visitor think if he landed on earth and saw a few of those late night 'adult' cartoons. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= HexagonalPentagram { ; time=0:00:36.46-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basic.frm formulaname=NewDivideBrot function=recip float=y center-mag=-0.4482506806503804/+2.629349679422971/\ 7.197278e+012/1/-108.5/0 params=6/3 maxiter=1500 inside=0 logmap=114 periodicity=10 mathtolerance=/1 colors=000A0IA0KA0MA3OA6Q33S76UA9WDCYMF_QKaUPcZUec\ ZghchmhmrmrvrvzvzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzrkUogQlcMh_HeWD\ bS9_O5XK1YM4YN7YPAYQDYRGYTJYUMYVPVWRTXTRYVOZWM_YK`\ _HadFboDczAdz8ez6ezFXzOPzXHze9zm1Cj6HgAMdEQaJVZN_W\ RcTVhQ_mNcqKgvHkzMbxRUwWLu`Ctd4s`GhYRZUaORlEOw4mt8\ zrCzoGSmKTjNUhRVfVWcZXabYZeZXi_Um`Sq`QtXPqUPoROlOO\ jLOhd`Q_bOWcNSdMOfKJgJFhIBjG7kF3lE4kD5kC6kB6kB7kA8\ j98j89j8Aj7Aj6Bi5Ci5Ci4Di3Ei2Ei2He8JbDL_JNWOPTUSQZ\ UMdWJiYGo_DtZFmYHgXI`WKVVMOUNITPBTQ5g5CbBGZGKVLORQ\ RNVVJ_ZFdbBieCccDZaET_FOYGIWHDVJETKERMFQNFOPFMQGLR\ GJTGHUHGWHEXHCZIB_I9`I8YNBVSESXHPaKMfNJkQGpTDuWBzY\ EvWHrVKoUNkSQgRSdQefRshStfWueZvdawbdxagy`jz_mzPdzE\ Wz3Nz8OzDOzIOzNOzSOzXOz`OzaRzaTzbVzbXzc_zcazdczdez\ dgzddzdazdZzdXzdUzdRzdOzdMzdJzdGzdEzj7zXFzJNz6VzX3\ zR2zL2zF2zMEzSPzY_zSZzNYzIYzDXz8Wz3Wz8YzDZzI_zM`zR\ azWbz`czddzNazM`zL_zKYzJX } frm:NewDivideBrot { ; Jim Muth z=(0,0), c=pixel, a=-(real(p1)-2), b=imag(p1)+0.00000000000000000001: z=z^2*fn1(z^(a)+b)+c |z| < 1000000 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================