FOTD -- January 02, 2008 (Rating 9.5) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: In yesterday's FOTD I did much talking and little coloring. In today's I have done much coloring and little talking. But then, an image that rates a 9-1/2 and calculates in one minute doesn't need words to get its message across. The image is an oblique slice of Seahorse Valley. The orienta- tion is halfway between the Oblique and Rectangular directions. A moderate amount of skewing and a slight stretching was neces- sary to create the cold mystical effect. The rating of 9-1/2 might be a bit liberal, but I really do think the image rises above the normal mass of FOTD fractals. The name "Aurora Fractalis" is a phrase that came to mind as I studied the image. The calculation time of 1-1/4 minute will be no problem for even the most hurried fractalist. And as always, the finished image is or soon will be posted for instant viewing on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Tuesday was really not such a bad day here at Fractal Central. There was lots of sun and the temperature reached 43F 6C. Only a brisk wind kept the day from being near perfect for early winter. The fractal cats did not worry about the weather. For some reason, they were too busy sulking at each other. My day was slow, which gave ample time to find and work on the FOTD fractal. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. By then the familiar old work-day routine will be back in effect. Until next time, take care, and be at peace with the universe. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Aurora_Fractalis { ; time=0:01:14.43-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=SliceJulibrot2 center-mag=-0.155155/\ 0.643015/3.45136/1.0763/-90/20.2819418025888787 params=45/90/0/90/-0.7505/0/0/-0.35 float=y maxiter=32767 inside=0 logmap=5 periodicity=10 colors=000EPSFKSFKSFKSGKSGKTHKTHKTIKTIKTIKUJKUJKUK\ KUKKUKKVLKVLKVMJVMJVMJVNJWOKWOLWPLWPMWQNWQNXROXRPX\ SPXSQXTQXTRXURYUSYVTYVUYWVYXVYXWYYXZYXZZYZZY__Z`__\ a`_b`_ca`daaebafbbgcdhbfiahhcjieljhnkkqlnqnqtqtvtw\ wwzzzwxwtutqtqoqnmpmkpmiomholgnlfmkemkdljckjbkjaji\ `ji_ihZhhYhgXggWggVffUefTeeSdeRcdQcdPbdObcNacM`bL`\ bK_aJZaIZaHY`GY`FX_EW_DWZCVZ9WYBVZCV_DU`EUaFTbGTcH\ SdISeJRfKRgLRhMQiNQjOPkPPlQOnROoSNrTNtUNvVNuUNuTNu\ TMsSLqRLoRKmQKkPJiOIhOIgNHfMHeMGdLFcKFbKEaKE`KD_KC\ ZKCXKBWKAVKAUK9TK9SK8RK7QK7PK6OK6NK5MK4LK4KK3JK3IK\ 2HK1GK1FK0EK0DK0EK0EK0EK0EK0EK0EK0EK0EK0EK0EK0EK0F\ K0FK0FK0FK0FK0FK0FK0FK0FK0FK0FK0GK0GK0GK0GK0GK0GK0\ GK0GM0GO0GQ0GS3HS5HS7HS9HSBHSDIRFIRHIRJIRLIRNJRPJR\ RJQTJQVJQXKQZKQ`KQbKQcKQdKZOVYPTXPSWQRWQQVROURNTRM\ TSLSSJRTIQTHQTGPUEOUDNVCNVBMW9LW8KW7KX6JX4IY3HY2E_\ 0GZ1HY1IY2JX2DRRDQRDQREQR } frm:SliceJulibrot2 {; draws most slices of Julibrot pix=pixel, u=real(pix), v=imag(pix), a=pi*real(p1*0.0055555555555556), b=pi*imag(p1*0.0055555555555556), g=pi*real(p2*0.0055555555555556), d=pi*imag(p2*0.0055555555555556), ca=cos(a), cb=cos(b), sb=sin(b), cg=cos(g), sg=sin(g), cd=cos(d), sd=sin(d), p=u*cg*cd-v*(ca*sb*sg*cd+ca*cb*sd), q=u*cg*sd+v*(ca*cb*cd-ca*sb*sg*sd), r=u*sg+v*ca*sb*cg, s=v*sin(a), c=p+flip(q)+p3, z=r+flip(s)+p4: z=sqr(z)+c |z|<=9 } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================