{"id":6981,"date":"2017-06-30T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/?p=6981"},"modified":"2022-01-02T08:44:20","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T16:44:20","slug":"double-spiral-galaxies-john-bulten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/double-spiral-galaxies-john-bulten\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Spiral Galaxies by John Bulten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170630-SpiralGalaxies2x-AstronomicalClock.png\" alt=\"Spiral Galaxies by John Bulten\" width=500><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">(view directly for a larger image)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170630-SpiralGalaxies2x-AstronomicalClock.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/s\/170630Clock>solve online<\/a> (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a composite mode for line\/edge drawing and a shading mode.)<\/p>\n<p><b>Theme:<\/b> Astronomical Clock<\/p>\n<p><b>Author\/Opus:<\/b> This is the 26th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rules:<\/b> Variation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/spiral-galaxies-rules-info\/\">Spiral Galaxies<\/a>. In addition to the standard rules, some circles are shaded gray and must belong to galaxies containing two gray circles, not one, with the circles in rotationally symmetric spots for those galaxies.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/blog\/SpiralGalaxies2x-Ex.png\" alt=\"Double Spiral Galaxies Example by Thomas Snyder\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Answer String:<\/b> Enter the number of cells in each connected group (between bold lines) in the marked columns. Separate each column\u2019s entry from the next with a comma. The example (using rows) has the answer \u201c52,11131\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>Time Standards (highlight to view):<\/b> <span style=\"color:white;background-color:white;\">Grandmaster = 6:15, Master = 10:15, Expert = 20:30<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/images\/puzzles\/170630-SpiralGalaxies2x-AstronomicalClock-soln.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Follow this link for classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/spiralgalaxies+classic\/\">Spiral Galaxies puzzles<\/a> on this website and this link for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/spiralgalaxies+variation-2\/\">variations on Spiral Galaxies puzzles<\/a>. If you are new to this puzzle type, here are our <a href=https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/tag\/spiralgalaxies+classic+mondaytuesday\/>easiest Spiral Galaxies Puzzles<\/a> to get started on. More Spiral Galaxies puzzles will soon be found in <a href=https:\/\/gmpuzzles.com\/store\/the-art-of-puzzles-2><i>The Art of Puzzles 2<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(view directly for a larger image) PDF or solve online (using our beta test of Penpa-Edit tools; use tab to alternate between a composite mode for line\/edge drawing and a shading mode.) Theme: Astronomical Clock Author\/Opus: This is the 26th puzzle from our contributing puzzlemaster John Bulten. Rules: Variation of Spiral Galaxies. In addition to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[168,3,55],"tags":[17,56,103,169],"class_list":["post-6981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spiral-galaxies","category-puzzle","category-variation","tag-fridaysaturday","tag-variation-2","tag-double","tag-spiralgalaxies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Double Spiral Galaxies by John Bulten - The Art of Puzzles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What secrets await in this large Double Spiral Galaxies by John Bulten?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmpuzzles.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/double-spiral-galaxies-john-bulten\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Double Spiral Galaxies by John Bulten - 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