; Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:59:17 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 06-10-10 (Asteroid Impact [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20101005185918.13f79cfc@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; ; FOTD -- October 06, 2010 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; For some reason, the TV channels these days are filled with ; programs about looming catastrophes and the end of civilization. ; So why not have one of the looming catastrophes appear in ; fractal form? This is just what happened in today's FOTD, which ; captures the hypothetical asteroid-impact catastrophe at the ; moment of impact. ; ; Actually, the scene shows an order 1.15 minibrot in the parent ; fractal that appears when the formula Z^(1.15)+C is iterated at ; the MandelbrotBC3 formula's ground level. This parent is shaped ; much like the minibrot in today's image, and is decorated on its ; southwest side by a field of rather fantastic zigzagging fila- ; ments. Today's image lies about halfway out in this field. ; ; The name "Asteroid Impact" says it all. ; ; The rating of a 7 might be a little overdone. The colors appear ; a bit too brilliant to me. ; ; The calculation time of 1-3/4 minutes is a lot shorter than the ; time it took for the asteroid to reach the earth. And even if ; the asteroid never arrives, the finished image is or soon will ; be available for instant viewing on the FOTD web site at: ; ; ; ; Chilly temperatures and occasional light rain kept activity ; suppressed here at Fractal Central on Tuesday. The fractal cats ; leaped to their shelf for joy when the sun briefly appeared in ; the afternoon, taking the chill from the temperature of 54F 12C. ; Unfortunately, the sun went behind the clouds after bringing ; only 5 minutes warmth, and the cats were sorely disappointed. ; My day was slow and routine. FL killed time watching those hot ; Latin soap operas. The next FOTD will be posted in 24 hours. ; Until then, take care, and when will we capture a live bigfoot? ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE======================================= Asteroid_Impact { ; time=0:01:43.70-SF5 on P4-2000 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=basicer.frm formulaname=MandelbrotBC3 function=ident center-mag=-5.61156103006634/-3.172542628607448/\ 247530.1/1/-171.1/0 params=1.15/0/0/525 float=y maxiter=32767 inside=0 logmap=102 periodicity=6 colors=0002AI4BK6CM8DOAEQCFSEGUGHWIIYKJ_MKaOLcQMeS\ NgTOiUPjTQiSRiRSiQThPThOUhNVgMWgLXfKYfJYfIZeH_eG`e\ FadEbdDbdEceFdeGefHffIffJggKhgLihMihOjhQkiSliUliWm\ mYnr_ovaozcpzdqzerwfrwgqwhqwipwjpwkowlormnmnnmommq\ mcsmcujcwhUzeUzcUzaKzZKzXKzUFzSFzQFzNGzLGzIGzGGzEG\ zBGx9Gw6Gv4Gu2Gt3Hs4Hr4Iq5Ip6Jo6Jn7Jm8Kl8Kk9LjALiA\ LhBMgCMfCNeDNdEOcEObFOaGP`GP_HQZIQYIQXHSWHUVHUUGUT\ FUSEURDUQCTPBSOARNAQMAOLAMJAJIAIHAHGAGFAFcRccT`cWX\ cYUc_QcbNcdJcfGc_JcUMcOPcIScFRcBRc8Qc5Pc2zc4zc7zc9\ zAlsBwrBkrmjrmjrCwqmiqmiqDwqmhpmhpmhpmgpEwpmfoFwoF\ fomeoFwnmenGwnmdnGdnIwomboKwpLapm`pNmqOmqPmqQmrRmr\ SmrTmsUmsVmsWmtXmtYmtVmsSmsPmsNmsKmsHmsEmsCmsFmtIm\ tKmtNmuPmuSmuUmvXmvZmvamvdmwfmwimzkmznmzpmzsmzumzx\ mzzmzqmzmmzmmzmmzmmzmmzmmzmmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz\ zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz } frm:MandelbrotBC3 { ; by several Fractint users e=p1, a=imag(p2)+100 p=real(p2)+PI q=2*PI*fn1(p/(2*PI)) r=real(p2)+PI-q Z=C=Pixel: Z=log(Z) IF(imag(Z)>r) Z=Z+flip(2*PI) ENDIF Z=exp(e*(Z+flip(q)))+C |Z|