Beacon and long hook

Cis-beacon up and long hook
2b2ob$3bob$o4b$2o3b2$4ob$o3bo$3b2o! #C [[ THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 THUMBLAUNCH AUTOSTART ]] #C [[ LOOP 2 GPS 2 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
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Pattern type	Oscillator
Family	Beacon
Number of cells	14
Bounding box	5×8, 6×8, or 7×8
Period	2
Mod	2
Heat	2
Volatility	0.13
Rotor type	Diagonal on-off
Discovered by	Unknown
Year of discovery	Unknown
Rules All rules B3/S23 – B3678/S01235678 # of rules 29 = 512
Glider synthesis Fewest gliders 6 RLE cisbeaconupandlonghook_synth.rle Auto-generated synthesis xp2_3hu0og26
Pattern files Life 1.05 cisbeaconupandlonghook_105.lif Life 1.06 cisbeaconupandlonghook_106.lif Plaintext cisbeaconupandlonghook.cells RLE cisbeaconupandlonghook.rle
Identifiers apgcode xp2_3hu0og26

Beacon and long hook may refer to any of four similar period 2 oscillators composed of a beacon on a long hook. They are cis-beacon down and long hook, cis-beacon up and long hook (pictured to the right), trans-beacon down and long hook and trans-beacon up and long hook.

Commonness

They are about the 35th, 31st, 40th and 50th most common naturally-occurring oscillators in Achim Flammenkamp's census, respectively.

Image gallery

Cis-beacon down and long hook

Cis-beacon up and long hook

Trans-beacon down and long hook

Trans-beacon up and long hook

External links

• Cis-beacon-up and long hook at Adam P. Goucher's Catagolue