Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:  

Today's image is an 'almost' Julia set located in a different part of the same parent fractal that produced yesterday's image.  Though the outer edge of the prominent object in today's image is shaped roughly the same as the outer edge of the object in yesterday's, the inner part is totally different.  Yesterday's midget was filled with curving, spiralling arms surrounded by empty 'inside' areas, while today's is filled solidly, with only a few open dots in the lower right corner.

The name "New Near-Julia-Set" simply describes the nature of the image.

The art and math both rate an 8.  I put almost a half hour of heavy work into the coloring, and the 'almost' Julia sets are rather unique, something one does not read about in books about fractals.

The calculation time of a fireball 30 seconds is fast by any standards.  The brief time is mostly due to the rather low magnitude of a humble 222.  Those who would rather not humble themselves, can catch the image on the web sites.

Mostly cloudy skies and a temperature of 54F 12C made things feel just right for Halloween here at Fractal Central today.  And when the trick-or-treaters showed up, the two black cats in the window gave them a scare they will long remember.  The fractal humans simply had a scary but otherwise uneventful day.

The next FOTD will probably be delayed two days until November 3.  Until then, take care, and everyone knows that ghosts are only a figment of the imagination, but what of those who have never heard about the imagination?

Jim Muth
jimmuth@earthlink.net


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