FOTD -- October 28, 2007 (Rating 7) Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: I found today's scene in the Mandelbrot set almost automatically. It lies in the Seahorse Valley area of a larger minibrot located near the tip of the long filament extending from the large period-3 north bud of the large minibrot on the main spike of the M-set. With that much said, I must tell that I named the image "Seahorses go Deep". I did this in recognition of its location deep in the Seahorse Valley of a larger minibrot. When all the naming was said and done, I rated the day's fractal work at a 7. It's really not such a bad image, perhaps a bit too busy for perfection, but considering that its magnitude is well into the range of arbitrary precision math, its calculation time of 8-1/2 minutes is really quite reasonable. But 8-1/2 minutes is still 8-1/2 minutes. Luckily, relief for possible fractal impatience is at hand. The finished image is or soon will be posted on the FOTD web site at: <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html> Actually, the only thing seahorsey about the image is its name. At this extreme magnitude, all minibrots begin to look the same, with circular rings after rings surrounding the midgets and obscuring most of the other detail. But the circular nature of the features in today's image can easily be escaped. Outzooming to the surface of the M-set will reveal some quite attractive and non-circular patterns on the way. Saturday began with rain here at Fractal Central, but by noon the clouds moved out, leading to a mostly sunny afternoon with a temperature of 66F 19C. The fractal cats, Nicholas and Cassandra, (Nico and Cassie), enjoyed the returning sunshine to the utmost. Fractal Lady and I took the afternoon off for a short trip to a nearby forest, which had been refreshed by the rain. The next FOTD will appear in 24 hours. It might even be a great one, but there is no guarantee. It could just as easily be a loser. Until then, take care, and as Halloween approaches, don't be spooked by a specter. Jim Muth jamth@mindspring.com jimmuth@aol.com START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Seahorses_go_Deep { ; time=0:08:26.74-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=mandel center-mag=-1.7688842240831\ 541913994/0.0574770069313667297793/4.44274e+017/1/\ -142.425445748274058/0.000213803 params=0/0 float=y maxiter=5000 inside=0 logmap=476 periodicity=10 colors=000GR28OITRBJO79H3P4eG2K81AXrdGRKBSO8LI5EC2\ 76AmN6XF3G7LOBFI8AC5562gDjM6NArH6_BzU5z4Nm2Fk17cJ1\ _C0060IH8DC6984442e`NLIBcN3_OJdXFhdCll9zsFszK_nOLc\ S7TVPZMedEvj6_V8DG9M`tGReBIS59EfMdSERE7Dv1wsUzJ`zJ\ qz7tz5ai3PV1CFNEEHAAB77533K42K31K21B10Eem9SX4EGHKM\ BDE567Ab76Q43D2zbRjTKVJDF962_i1INJ4m92PeirVYdLNRAB\ DzhQzCDzmFzUdzcMQCEDU7ZJtQEeH9S84E8cNzzF2D7qloROQn\ wgahXPUMCFB2lE1_A1O70C3BSFmO_se7`S4IE2B64OH8C84CLR\ 6ADI4oD3b92Q41DzsHveUnWccEmP6mG4c82UGm3AQ25D19rq6_\ _3IIMKlyeHzc8SM5EB23cz26z14V02FZeTccLHLE8A7pm3QP1a\ 5DP38C142mc1PKUX2FG1WldGOKZOmOITGCJ869QscDSKnKuYDa\ H6JIoaCYP6HC1wI0U9a5ES3AJ27913p`2bU1QU1DU0zUmVAPrB\ g_7TI3E5to2SQPNqzz_zzIzzCzz8zz4zzgzzTzzEzzzzzVzz6z\ z4zz3zz1zztzzeQzSDzEmzOPzCEzH7z80zg0zX0zM0zBUzqSz0\ Iz09z0oz1bz0Qz0Dz00zf0zLqzoGzoAzY5zHNzOFzG7z8Bz08z\ 05z02z0qzE_z9Iz4Mzw_z1vzS } END PARAMETER FILE=========================================