Smallest oscillators?

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I have compiled a collection of what I think are the smallest (in terms of minimum number of live cells) known non-trivial oscillators for periods 1 (still lifes) to 56 (highest period before Herschel loops become necessary):

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x = 536, y = 315, rule = B3/S23
11b2o92b2o4b2o79b2obo5b2o15b2o7bo64b2obo5b2o84b2o3b2o3b2o79bob2o5b2o$
12bo93bo5bo11b2ob2o63bob2o6bo14bo8bobo63bob2o6bo84b2o3b2o4bo10bo68b2ob
o6bo$11bo93bo5bo13bobobo66b2o3bo18bo5bobo67b2o3bo11bo83bo10bobo65b2o9b
o$11b2o92b2o4b2o12bo4bo65bo4b2o13bo3bo4b2obob2o64bo4b2o9bobo72b2o3b2o
3b2o9bobo66bo9b2o25b2o3b2o$122b2obo5bo65bo15b4o3bo7b2obo65bo14bobo72bo
bobobo15bo66bo$11b2o92b2o4b2o9b2obo6bo63b2o3b2o15bo5bob2o68b2o3b2o10bo
75bobo5b2o77b2o9b2o$12bo93bo5bo12bobo5bo58b2obo6bo24bo64b2obo6bo85b2ob
o6bo79bob2o6bo16b2o21b2o$11bo10b2o8bo72bo5bo13bob2o3b2o58bob2o5bo22b3o
65bob2o5bo90b2o3bo80b2obo5bo17b2o21b2o$11b2o9b2o7bobo71b2o4b2o13bo63b
2o9b2o18bobo72b2o3b2o90bo3b2o83b2o3b2o$32bo94b7o56bo28bo3bob2o69bo95bo
90bo18b2o27b2o$11b2o92b2o4b2o20bo57bo9b2o14b3obobob2o70bo3b2o89b2o3b2o
83bo4b2o13b2o9b2o5b2o9b2o$12bo93bo5bo16b2o59b2o10bo13bo4b2o73b2o4bo90b
o4bo83b2o4bo19b3ob2o7b2ob3o$11bo93bo5bo17b2o61b2obo5bo15b4o71b2obo5bo
90bo4bo80bob2o5bo19bobo15bobo$11b2o92b2o4b2o79bob2o5b2o17bo71bob2o5b2o
89b2o3b2o79b2obo5b2o18b2o17b2o$219bo287bo19bo$219b2o$507bo19bo$506b2o
19b2o$499bo6bo21bo6bo$499bo35bo$409bo2bo$412bo$383b2o3b2o4b2obo10bo4bo
$383b2o3b2o4bob2o10b2o2bobo84bo35bo$398b2o13bob2o5b2o75bo6bo21bo6bo$8b
2obo371b2o3b2o8bo23bo83b2o19b2o$8bob2o371bobobobo9bo23bo83bo19bo$12b2o
371bobo10b2o13bo2bo5b2o$12bo88b2o5b2obo76b2obo6b2obo182b2obo6b2obo15b
2o6bo85bo19bo$13bo88bo5bob2o11bo64bob2o6bob2o186b2o4bob2o24b2o83b2o17b
2o$12b2o87bo10b2o9b3o7b2o57b2o8b2o185bo2b2o27bo2bo82bobo15bobo$8b2obo
11bo77b2o9bo13bo6bo58bo9bo10b2o74b2obo6b2obo20b2o63bo3bo23bob5o2bo82b
3ob2o7b2ob3o$8bob2o11bo89bo11b2o3b2obo59bo9bo10bo74bob2o6bob2o20bo64b
2o3bo20b3obo4b2o77b2o9b2o5b2o9b2o$6b2o15bo77b2o9b2o18bo59b2o8b2o10bobo
13b3o60b2o8b2o10bob2ob2obo5b2o58bo2b2o19bo4bobobo79b2o27b2o$6bo95bo5b
2obo16bo59b2obo6b2obo13b2o3bo8bo3bo59bo9bo11b2obobobo6bo58bo5b2obo16b
4o4bo$7bo93bo6bob2o15bo2bo57bob2o6bob2o17bob2o6bo4bo59bo9bo16bo8bo57b
2o4bob2o20b4o83b2o21b2o$6b2o93b2o3b2o20bo57b2o8b2o20bo4bo6b2obo59b2o8b
2o24b2o85bo2bo85b2o21b2o$8b2obo94bo17b2o2bo2bo54bo9bo22bo3bo8bo3b2o51b
2obo6b2obo113b2o$8bob2o89b2o4bo15bobo5bo55bo9bo22b3o13bobo50bob2o6bob
2o26b2o$102bo3b2o15bo6bo55b2o8b2o40bo54b2o2b2o14bo10bo3bobo183b2o3b2o$
101bo6b2obo10b2o7b3o54b2obo6b2obo36b2o53bo3bo15b3o7b3o3bo$101b2o5bob2o
21bo54bob2o6bob2o92bo3bo17bo6bobo4b3o$293b2o2b2o16bobo14bo$289b2obo6b
2obo12b2o$289bob2o6bob2o$315b2o$315bo8bo$316bo6bobobob2o181bo$315b2o5b
ob2ob2obo143bob2o6b2obo22b3o$322bo62b2o3b2o2b2obo76b2obo6bob2o10b2o9bo
$8b2obo309b2o62b2o3b2o2bob2o11bo62b2o14b2o9bo9b2o$8bob2o386b2o8bobo62b
o14bo10bobo$12b2o371b2o3b2o6bo9bobo61bo16bo10b2o$12bo177b2obo4b2obo
183bobobobo7bo9bo62b2o14b2o$13bo176bob2o4bob2o11bo173bobo8b2o74bob2o6b
2obo17bo$12b2o180b2o6b2o8bobo171b2obo4b2obo76b2obo6bob2o17bobo$8b2obo
15bo75b2o3b2obo19b3o60bo7bo9bobo175b2o2bob2o80b2o2b2o20bo$8bob2o10b4o
3bo74bo3bob2o83bo7bo9bo177bo6b2o79bo2bo22bo$12b2o11bo3bo73bo8b2o17bo
62b2o6b2o186bo7bo79bo4bo22b2o3b2o$12bo16bo73b2o7bo17b2o58b2obo4b2obo
188b2o7bo78b2o2b2o27bobo$13bo12bo86bo18bo57bob2o4bob2o189bo6b2o74bob2o
6b2obo14b2o9bo$12b2o13b2o74b2o7b2o15bo58b2o12b2o186bo3b2obo76b2obo6bob
2o15bo9b2o$8b2obo92bo3b2obo17bo3bo54bo13bo130bo56b2o2bob2o102b3o$8bob
2o91bo4bob2o15b2o60bo13bo112bo2bo3b5o2b3obo165bo$103b2o7b2o11bo5b3o2b
2o50b2o12b2o85b2obo4b2obo15bo2bo7bo2bo2bo$112bo9bob2o4bo5b2o52b2obo4b
2obo87bob2o4bob2o12bob2o2b5o3bo2bo$103b2o8bo8bo3bo3bo59bob2o4bob2o91b
2o6b2o9bobo$104bo7b2o8bo5bobo162bo7bo11bo$103bo4b2obo182bo7bo$103b2o3b
ob2o181b2o6b2o$130b2o157b2obo4b2obo$130b2o157bob2o4bob2o131b2o$293b2o
6b2o81b2o3b2o2b2o3b2o31bo2bo$293bo7bo82b2o3b2o2b2o3b2o31bobo42bob2o4b
2obo$294bo7bo15bobo3b4o104bob2o40b2obo4bob2o11bo$293b2o6b2o15bo2bo2bo
2bo56b2o3b2o2b2o3b2o33b3o38b2o12b2o8bobo$289b2obo4b2obo17bo5b3o10b2o
45bobobobo2bobobobo34b2o39bo12bo9bobo$289bob2o4bob2o18b2o10b3o5bo46bob
o6bobo11b2o63bo14bo9bo$7b2o3b2o316bo2bo2bo2bo45b2obo5b2obo12bo63b2o12b
2o$7b2o3b2o174b2obo5b2o3b2o126b4o3bobo49b2o7b2o10bobo13b3o47bob2o4b2ob
o$188bob2o5b2o3b2o186bo8bo11b2o3bo8bo3bo46b2obo4bob2o$7b2o3b2o178b2o
195bo8bo16bob2o6bo4bo49b2o6b2o$7bobobobo10bobo10bo154bo4b2o3b2o15b2o6b
o161b2o7b2o14bo4bo6b2obo51bo6bo$9bobo15bo8bobo154bo3bobobobo13bob2o4bo
3b4o157bo8bo15bo3bo8bo3b2o46bo8bo$8b2obo11bo2bo165b2o5bobo14bo8bo3bo
159bo8bo17b3o13bobo45b2o6b2o$12b2o8bobobo8b2o3bo61b2o3b2o3b2o74b2obo6b
2obo17bo5bo163b2o7b2o34bo41bob2o4b2obo$13bo8bo2bo9bo5bo61bo3b2o3b2o74b
ob2o10b2o11b2obo9bo115bo89b2o40b2obo4bob2o$12bo10b2o13bobo61bo83b2o15b
o11b2o9b2o115bobo$12b2o23b2o63b2o3b2o3b2o72bo15bo124bo2bo3b5o2b2obo$
13bo93bobobobo73bo14b2o120bo2bo2bo7bo2bo$12bo89b2o5bobo10bo5bo57b2o15b
o119bob3o2b5o3bo2bo$12b2o89bo4b2obo9bobo3bobo58b2obo10bo121bo$102bo9b
2o7bo2bobo2bo58bob2o10b2o$102b2o9bo9bo3bo$112bo10b2ob2o370b2o25b2o$
102b2o8b2o361bob2o4b2o3b2o9bo25bo$103bo9bo361b2obo4b2o3b2o9bobo21bobo$
102bo9bo360b2o25b2o9bo11b2o$102b2o8b2o360bo8b2o3b2o22bo$473bo9bobobobo
16b2o5bo$473b2o10bobo18b2o2bobo$289b2obo4b2o3b2o111bo4bo54bob2o5b2obo
23bo$289bob2o4b2o3b2o9bo3bo65b2o3b2o4bob2o15b2ob4ob2o52b2obo9b2o$222b
2o4b2o3bo59b2o17bobobobo64b2o3b2o4b2obo17bo4bo58b2o8bo21bo$222bobo2bob
o3b3o57bo3b2o3b2o8bobobobo73b2o86bo7bo17b2o2bobo$8bob2o212bo2bo8bo57bo
2bobobobo9bo3bo65b2o3b2o3bo85bo8b2o16b2o5bo$8b2obo10b2o164b2obo6bob2o
21bo4bo6b2o56b2o4bobo81bobobobo2bo86b2o8bo22bo$6b2o14bo165bob2o6b2obo
21b2o2b2o60b2obo5b2obo83bobo4b2o81bob2o9bo11b2o9bo11b2o$7bo16bo167b2o
2b2o27b2o62bob2o9b2o80b2obo6bob2o77b2obo9b2o9bobo21bobo$6bo17bobo165bo
4bo95b2o8bo84b2o4b2obo14b2o85bo25bo$6b2o185bo2bo52b2o42bo8bo86bo8b2o
12bobob2o2b2o76b2o25b2o$8bob2o14bobo163b2o2b2o15b2o24bo6b2o2bo43bo7b2o
84bo10bo9b2obo3bobo2bo$8b2obo89b2o5bob2o76b2obo6bob2o11bo2b2o19b2obo5b
ob2o43b2o8bo84b2o8bo10b2obo3bob3o$12b2o14bobo71bo5b2obo76bob2o6b2obo
12b2obo19bo2bo4bo43b2obo9bo86bo8b2o12bo3bo$13bo87bo4b2o78b2o14b2o14bo
5b3o10b3o5bo43bob2o9b2o84bo5bob2o14bobob3o$12bo17b2o69b2o4bo78bo16bo
14bo4bo2bo19bob2o138b2o4b2obo15bobo3bo$12b2o19bo72bo80bo14bo11b2obo5bo
b2o19b2o2bo164bo2b2o$8bob2o20b2o67b2o3b2o19bo4bo53b2o14b2o9bo2b2o6bo
24b2o164b2o$8b2obo90bo5bob2o13b2ob4ob2o53b2obo6bob2o11b2o$101bo6b2obo
15bo4bo55bob2o6b2obo$101b2o9b2o123b2o$113bo121b2o2b2o267b2o$101b2o9bo
114b2o6bo4bo267b2o$102bo9b2o113bo8bo2bo234bob2o6bob2o15bo10bo$101bo6bo
b2o116b3o3bobo2bobo232b2obo6b2obo14bobo8bobo$101b2o5b2obo118bo3b2o4b2o
230b2o8b2o17bobo10bobo$473bo9bo16bobo3b6o3bobo$472bo9bo18bo14bo$472b2o
8b2o$474bob2o6bob2o15bo10bo$474b2obo6b2obo15bo10bo$312b2o164b2o8b2o8b
2o3bo10bo3b2o$288b2obo6bob2o11bo165bo9bo8b2o3bo10bo3b2o$8b2obo276bob2o
6b2obo11bobo162bo9bo14bo10bo$8bob2o280b2o2b2o16b2o162b2o8b2o13bo10bo
10b2o$6b2o284bo4bo20bo64b2o3b2o4b2obo76bob2o6bob2o33b3o2bo$6bo223bo3bo
58bo2bo21bo64b2o3b2o4bob2o20b2o54b2obo6b2obo13bo14bo7b2o$7bo18b2o196b
2o4bo3bo4b2o51b2o2b2o20bo6bobo64b2o14b2o7bobo15b2o63bobo3b6o3bobo2bo$
6b2o14b2obo76b2o5b2obo111bo5bo3bo5bo47b2obo6bob2o12b2o7b2o3bo54b2o3b2o
2bo15b2o7bo17b2o64bobo10bobo3bo$8b2obo10b2o2bo2bo73bo5bob2o15b2o91b2ob
o15bob2o44bob2o6b2obo11bobo8bo3bo54bobobobo3bo23b3o82bobo8bobo8b2o$8bo
b2o15bobo72bo4b2o18bobo90bobob2o13b2obobo47b2o8b2o9bo14bo56bobo4b2o
109bo10bo6b3o2bo$6b2o4b2o14bo73b2o3bo18b2obo4bo85bobo6bo5bo6bobo47bo
10bo8b2o29b2o39b2obo6b2obo110b2o15b2o$6bo5bo95bo19bo5b2o82b2o2bo5b3o3b
3o5bo2b2o46bo8bo25bo14bo44b2o4bob2o110b2o$7bo5bo13b2o73b2o3b2o24bo2bo
80bo4b2o17b2o4bo44b2o8b2o24bo3bo8bobo45bo2b2o4b2o17b3o$6b2o4b2o13b2o
74bo5b2obo21b3o80b5o21b5o40b2obo6bob2o26bo3b2o7b2o45bo3bo5bo18bo17b2o$
8b2obo90bo6bob2o108bo21bo44bob2o6b2obo27bobo6bo49b2o3bo5bo17bobo15b2o$
8bob2o90b2o3b2o4b2o9b3o61b2obo6b2obo13b4o27b4o88bo50bo2b2o4b2o18b2o$
107bo5bo10bo2bo60bob2o6bob2o13bo2bo27bo2bo88bo49bo5b2obo$102b2o4bo5bo
10b2o5bo59b2o2b2o143b2o45b2o4bob2o$103bo3b2o4b2o11bo4bob2o57bo3bo32b2o
3b2o105bobo$102bo6b2obo18bobo59bo3bo22bo9bo3bo9bo98bo$102b2o5bob2o18b
2o59b2o2b2o21b2o6bo9bo6b2o97b2o177b2o$188b2obo6b2obo12b3o3bo6b2o7b2o6b
o3b3o271b2o$188bob2o6bob2o272bob2o6b2obo$186b2o8b2o4b2o270b2obo6bob2o$
186bo9bo5bo269b2o8b2o21b2o16b2o$187bo9bo5bo10b3o3bo6b2o7b2o6bo3b3o222b
o8bo22b2o14bob2o$186b2o8b2o4b2o15b2o6bo9bo6b2o173bo7bo44bo10bo37bo$
188b2obo6b2obo18bo9bo3bo9bo173bobo5bobo43b2o8b2o37bo$188bob2o6bob2o27b
2o3b2o149b2o3b2o2bob2o21bo7bo46bob2o6b2obo33bo2bo$385b2o3b2o2b2obo76b
2obo6bob2o17bo16b2o$215bo2bo27bo2bo62b2o84b2o78b2o2b2o4b2o14bob2o$8bob
2o203b4o27b4o38b2obo6b2obo11bo71b2o3b2o7bo79bo2bo5bo11b2o2bo2bo$8b2obo
209bo21bo44bob2o6bob2o11bobo69bobobobo6bo15bo17bo45bo4bo5bo10b2o5bo$
12b2o13bo14b2o16b2o155b5o21b5o44b2o2b2o16b2o71bobo8b2o14bo17bo45b2o2b
2o4b2o$13bo12bobo13bo18bo41b2o3bob2o105bo4b2o17b2o4bo44bo3bo23bo65b2ob
o6b2o16bo17bo41bob2o6b2obo$12bo12bobobo17bo12bo43bo3b2obo16bo89b2o2bo
5b3o3b3o5bo2b2o46bo3bo21b2o69b2o5bo12b2o23b2o37b2obo6bob2o13b2o14b2o$
12b2o11bobobo10b6obo12b2o7b2o32bo8b2o13bobo90bobo6bo5bo6bobo47b2o2b2o
22bo70bo4bo12bobo7b3o3b3o7bobo61bob2o14b2o$10b2o10b2obo3bob2o7bo21bo4b
o2bo32b2o8bo13bobo3b2o85bobob2o13b2obobo43b2obo6b2obo88bo5b2o11bo8bo3b
obo3bo8bo61bo$11bo10bobo4bob2o8b2ob2o3b2o9b2o2b2o2b2o42bo11b2obob2o3bo
86b2obo15bob2o44bob2o6bob2o88b2o2b2o12b2o27b2o60bo$10bo14b4o13bobo4bob
o7bo2bo4bo35b2o7b2o11bobo6bob2o86bo5bo3bo5bo51b2o2b2o4b2o87bo3bo103bo
2bo$10b2o30bobo6bo7b2o7b2o34bo5b2o11bo2bobob3obo2bo86b2o4bo3bo4b2o51bo
3bo5bo87bo3bo20b2o13b2o68b2o$8b2o17b2o14bo7b2o16bo33bo7bo11b2obobo4bob
o94bo3bo58bo3bo5bo13bo72b2o2b2o19b2o13b2o$9bo17b2o39bo34b2o5bo15bobo2b
2o2b2o155b2o2b2o4b2o13b2o$8bo59b2o40b2o14bobo3bobo153b2obo6b2obo15bo
90b2o27b2o$8b2o93b2o3b2o17b2obobobo153bob2o6bob2o20b2o85bo8bo3bobo3bo
8bo$104bo4bo19bobobo188bobo84bobo7b3o3b3o7bobo$103bo4bo20bobo192bo85b
2o23b2o$103b2o3b2o20b2o192b2o88bo17bo$414bo17bo$414bo17bo4$218b2o199bo
7bo$189b2obo4bob2o17b2o198bobo5bobo$189bob2o4b2obo29bo188bo7bo$193b2o
6b2o13b6o6bo2bo$193bo8bo12bo5bo10bo$8b2obo182bo6bo14bo3bo6bo4bo4b2o$8b
ob2o181b2o6b2o10b3o17bo3bobo$6b2o4b2o88b2o5b2obo12b2o62b2obo6b2o12bo2b
5o7bo3bo6bo2b2o$6bo5bo90bo5bob2o12b2o62bob2o7bo15bo3bo9b2o6b2obobo80b
2o11b2o$7bo5bo13b2o73bo4b2o4b2o10b2o60b2o10bo14bobob2o6b2o9bo3bo82b2o
11b2o$6b2o4b2o11bob2o73b2o3bo5bo11bo13bo2bo44bo11b2o13b2o2bo6bo3bo7b5o
2bo$8b2obo12bo83bo5bo9bobo12bo48bo8b2o19bobo3bo17b3o$8bob2o15bo74b2o3b
2o4b2o10bobob3o6bo4bo43b2o9bo20b2o4bo4bo6bo3bo77bo23bo$6b2o4b2o9b2obo
76bo5b2obo13bob4o5bobo2b2o45b2obo4bo27bo10bo5bo75bobo5bo9bo5bobo37b2o
3b2o4b2obo10b2o15b2o$6bo5bo10b2o77bo6bob2o14bo7b2obo50bob2o4b2o27bo2bo
6b6o75bo2bo5bob2o3b2obo5bo2bo36b2o3b2o4bob2o10bobo13bobo$7bo5bo88b2o3b
2o4b2o112bo90b2o10bobo10b2o46b2o4b2o10bo13bo$6b2o4b2o93bo5bo17bo106b2o
88bobobobo47b2o3b2o2bo5bo11b2o11b2o$8b2obo90b2o4bo5bo15bo4bo2bo99b2o
50b2obo4bob2o27bo3bo48bobobobo3bo5bo12b2o7b2o$8bob2o91bo3b2o4b2o16bo5b
2o151bob2o4b2obo82bobo4b2o4b2o10b2obo7bob2o$102bo6b2obo181b2o6b2o9b2o
33b2o33b2obo6b2obo12bo6bo6bo$102b2o5bob2o18b2o161bo8bo9b2o33b2o37b2o4b
ob2o13b12o$131b2o162bo6bo15b2o23b2o43bo2b2o4b2o9bobo10b2o$294b2o6b2o
83bo3bo5bo10b2o3b6o$290b2obo6b2o17bobo19bobo43b2o3bo5bo13bo6bo$290bob
2o7bo17bo2bo17bo2bo44bo2b2o4b2o13bo2b4o$294b2o4bo19b2o19b2o44bo5b2obo
12b2obo3bo$294bo5b2o85b2o4bob2o12bo2bobo$295bo2b2o20b2o19b2o68b2ob2o$
188b2obo6b2obo18bo6b2o65b2o3bo19bo2bo17bo2bo$188bob2o6bob2o16b2obo5bo
62b2obo4bo20bobo19bobo$192b2o2b2o4b2o13bo10bo61bob2o4b2o$192bo3bo5bo
13bobo2bo5b2o89b2o23b2o$193bo3bo5bo12bo2bo6bo86b2o33b2o$192b2o2b2o4b2o
13b2o8b2o84b2o33b2o$7b2obo91b2o5b2obo75b2obo6b2obo24bo2bo$7bob2o92bo5b
ob2o11bo63bob2o6bob2o19bob5o2bo98bo3bo$5b2o4b2o9b2o78bo4b2o4b2o8bobo
60b2o8b2o4b2o15b3obo4b2o98bobobobo$5bo5bo11bo78b2o3bo5bo9bobo60bo9bo5b
o15bo4bobobo90b2o10bobo10b2o$6bo5bo10bob2o81bo5bo9bo62bo9bo5bo15b4o4bo
89bo2bo5bob2o3b2obo5bo2bo82b2o$5b2o4b2o9b2obobo74b2o3b2o4b2o71b2o8b2o
4b2o19b4o91bobo5bo9bo5bobo82bo2bo$7b2obo17bo74bo5b2obo75b2obo6b2obo19b
o2bo94bo23bo80bo3bobo$7bob2o15b3o73bo6bob2o75bob2o6bob2o19b2o199b6obo$
11b2o8b2o6b2o71b2o9b2o306bo5bo$11bo9bo2bob2obo83bo210b2o11b2o82bob2obo
2bo$12bo10b2obo2bo72b2o10bo209b2o11b2o83bo3bob2o$11b2o14b2o74bo9b2o
309bobo$7b2obo91bo6b2obo310b2o3b2o$7bob2o91b2o5bob2o309bo2b2obo$420bo
2bo3bo2bo9bo$420b2obo3bob2o7b3o$421bobob2obo8bo$421bob3o2bo8b2o$422bo
3bob2o$423b4o2bo5bo$231bo195bo6bobo$229b3o57b2obo6b2obo80b2o3b2o4b2obo
25b4o2bo5b2o2b2o$228bo60bob2o6bob2o10bo69b2o3b2o4bob2o25bo2bob2o9b2o$
228b2o63b2o2b2o4b2o7bobo77b2o4b2o28bo$293bo3bo5bo8bobo68b2o3b2o2bo5bo
27bobo31b2o$217bo76bo3bo5bo8bo69bobobobo3bo5bo26b2o6bo23b3o5b2o$216bob
o4bo69b2o2b2o4b2o80bobo4b2o4b2o32b2o23bo4bo2bo2bo$188b2obo6b2obo15bo5b
2o6b2o56b2obo6b2obo81b2obo6b2obo35b2o18b2obob4obo2bobo$99b2obo6b2obo
13b2o60bob2o6bob2o21bo7b2o56bob2o6bob2o85b2o4bob2o19b2o5b2o28bobobo4b
2obob2o$2o5b2obo88bob2o6bob2o12bo2bo63b2o2b2o4b2o89b2o2b2o4b2o84bo8b2o
18bo5b2o28bobob2o2bo5bo$bo5bob2o32b2o58b2o2b2o4b2o9bobobo63bo3bo5bo90b
o3bo5bo84bo9bo19bobo29b2ob2ob2obo2bob3obo$o4b2o4b2o10b2o5b2o12bo58bo3b
o5bo10bo2bo65bo3bo5bo31b2o57bo3bo5bo83b2o9bo19b2o29bo4bo4b2o5b2obo$2o
3bo5bo11bobo3bobo11bo60bo3bo5bo8bo68b2o2b2o4b2o19bo11b2o5b2o49b2o2b2o
4b2o84bo8b2o23b2o26b3o3b3o2b2obo3bobo$6bo5bo11bo5bo12b2o5b2o51b2o2b2o
4b2o9bobo61b2obo6b2obo15bo5b2o17bo46b2obo6b2obo85bo5b2obo24bobo20b2o6b
2ob2o2bo2bob2obo2bo$2o3b2o4b2o8bo5bo5bo11bo3bobo47b2obo4bo5bo74bob2o6b
ob2o14bobo4bo16bobo46bob2o6bob2o85b2o4bob2o25bo20b2o14b2o7b2o$bo3bo5bo
9b5o3b5o7b4o5bo48bob2o5bo5bo12b2o57b2o14b2o13bo22b2o204bo$o5bo5bo13bob
o12bo5bo5bo43b2o8b2o4b2o10bo4bo55bo15bo$2o3b2o4b2o10b2o5b2o12b2o3b5o
43bo9bo5bo11bo4bo56bo15bo228bo$5bo5bo11bo7bo11bo2bobo49bo9bo5bo10bo4bo
55b2o14b2o204b2o7b2o14b2o20bo$2o4bo5bo11bo5bo12b2o5b2o45b2o8b2o4b2o11b
o2bo58b2obo6b2obo28bo5bo170bo2bob2obo2bo2b2ob2o6b2o20bobo$bo3b2o4b2o
10b2o5b2o19bo47b2obo6b2obo11bobo2bobo56bob2o6bob2o27b3o3b3o169bobo3bob
2o2b3o3b3o26b2o$o6b2obo39bo48bob2o6bob2o11b2o4b2o276bob2o5b2o4bo4bo29b
2o$2o5bob2o39b2o358bob3obo2bob2ob2ob2o29bobo$410bo5bo2b2obobo28b2o5bo$
409b2obob2o4bobobo28b2o5b2o$229bo7bo172bobo2bob4obob2o18b2o$228bobo5bo
bo171bo2bo2bo4bo23b2o$229bo7bo173b2o5b3o23bo6b2o$288b2obo6b2obo19b3o4b
2o87b2o31bobo$288bob2o6bob2o28bo119bo$292b2o2b2o4b2o17bo5bo110b2o9b2ob
o2bo$292bo3bo5bo17b2o5bo3bo106b2o2b2o5bo2b4o$293bo3bo5bo18bo4bo3b4o
107bobo6bo$292b2o2b2o4b2o15bo9bo113bo5bo2b4o$288b2obo6b2obo17bo3bo125b
2obo3bo$288bob2o6bob2o15b2o121b2o8bo2b3obo$292b2o8b2o11bo5b3o2b2o113bo
8bob2obobo$292bo9bo9bob2o4bo5b2o110b3o7b2obo3bob2o$188b2obo6b2obo91bo
9bo8bo3bo3bo117bo9bo2bo3bo2bo$188bob2o6bob2o90b2o8b2o8bo5bobo129bob2o
2bo$192b2o2b2o4b2o17bo66b2obo6b2obo147b2o3b2o$192bo3bo5bo16bobo66bob2o
6bob2o150bobo$193bo3bo5bo14bobo99b2o127b2obo3bo$192b2o2b2o4b2o8b2o3bo
2bo11b2o86b2o127bo2bob2obo$188b2obo4bo5bo9b2o4bobo11b2o217bo5bo$188bob
2o5bo5bo15bobo227bob6o$192b2o2b2o4b2o17bo226bobo3bo$192bo3bo5bo245bo2b
o$193bo3bo5bo245b2o$192b2o2b2o4b2o$188b2obo6b2obo$188bob2o6bob2o5$287b
2o3b2o4b2obo13b2o$287b2o3b2o4bob2o13b2o$296b2o4b2o$287b2o3b2o2bo5bo$
287bobobobo3bo5bo22bo$289bobo4b2o4b2o21bo2bo82b2o44b2o$288b2obo4bo5bo
25bo55bob2o6b2obo13bo2b3o36b3o2bo$292b2o3bo5bo20b2obo56b2obo6bob2o14b
2o30b3o9b2o$293bo2b2o4b2o14b2o4b2o56b2o8b2o4b2o17bo18bo15bo$292bo3bo5b
o13bob2o63bo8bo5bo18bo3bo12b2ob2o3bo5bo3bo$292b2o3bo5bo11bo66bo10bo5bo
12b2o5b2ob2o12bo5bo5bo7b2o$293bo2b2o4b2o11bo2bo63b2o8b2o4b2o11bo2b3o4b
o20bo5bo4b3o2bo$292bo5b2obo15bo66bob2o4bo5bo12b2o44b2o$292b2o4bob2o82b
2obo5bo5bo44b3o$388b2o2b2o4b2o$327b2o60bo2bo5bo18bo2bo28bo2bo$327b2o
59bo4bo5bo16bob2obo26bob2obo$388b2o2b2o4b2o17bo2bo28bo2bo$384bob2o6b2o
bo19bo2bo28bo2bo$384b2obo6bob2o18bob2obo26bob2obo$417bo2bo28bo2bo!

-Note: I have yet to write credits for this collection, but this information should be on the Life Wiki.

Update: added smaller period 28 oscillator

Does anybody know of any oscillators that are smaller than those in this collection?

[Lewis]

The oscillator collection at http://entropymine.com/jason/life/ has a file called "X-oscs-1-of-each.lif", which has one of each period oscillator upto 60 (except the ones that aren't known). However, the file seems to be an older version of what you're doing.

[MadMan]

This is advise the users of this forum that I am frustrated by patterns presented in GOLLY or RLE as I can not decipher them. I am therefore seriously considering abandoning this forum ,even to just view it. There are other LIFE websites which present patterns in a visual way I can use. I also get the unsettling impression that I am a topic killer, not just here but on other forums.

Please do not flame me.

[Nathaniel]

This is advise the users of this forum that I am frustrated by patterns presented in GOLLY or RLE as I can not decipher them. I am therefore seriously considering abandoning this forum ,even to just view it. There are other LIFE websites which present patterns in a visual way I can use. I also get the unsettling impression that I am a topic killer, not just here but on other forums.

Please do not flame me.

The reason for using RLE is that any visual way of presenting patterns is simply too large in most cases. People tend to present patterns visually when they are small (eg. single spaceships, etc) but the pattern presented in this thread is quite large. Click on the following link to view it:

www.conwaylife.com?p=smalloscillators

Edit: Also, I will hopefully within a month have a features where people can directly link an RLE file to the Java tool, so they can just create a URL like http://www.conwaylife.com?rle=bo$2bo$3o that will link to the pattern in the Java tool. Also, if people want to create a linkable downloadable file on the fly, you can do something like this:

http://www.conwaylife.com/pattern.asp?rle=bo$2bo$3o

That way, you just download the file and open it in Golly (or pretty much any other Life program), if that's easier for you (rather than copying and pasting it into Golly).

And no, there's no way to copy/paste into the applet on the homepage yet. I'll get back around to applet coding after I stop messing around with the soup search and some other things in the near future.

[Macbi]

Because the pattern collection in Sokwe's post is so large (535 by 315) it would be difficult to display it in a visual form, if only because of line-length limitations on this forum. Sadly it seems that the only way to view large patterns such as this one is to load them into Golly or a similar program (Life32 being my other favorite). For small patterns, however, the rle can be viewed as an image via a url such as this:

http://www.conwaylife.com/image.aspx?rle=bob$2bo$3o

All you need to do is replace "bob$2bo$3o" with the rle of whichever pattern you are trying to view (copy the new rle all the way from the start of the gibberish to just before the "!"). Many people here do post such an image along with the rle, which is really useful for getting an immediate idea of what the pattern is.
It is totally possible to decode the rle by hand, see here for an explanation of how the encoding actually works. For small patterns I now find it easier to work them out from the rle in my head than to open up Golly to view them.

Don't worry about being a "topic killer", in my experience of forums there is no such thing. If people don't care about what someone has to say they'll happily ignore them and keep on talking amongst themselves. Any lull in conversation probably isn't your fault. For evidence look down the "last post" collumn of the forum, no-one really stands out as "killing" topics.
EDIT: Nathaniel has replied before me. btw is there any way to copy-paste a pattern directly into the applet on the homepage?

[hkoenig]

The P46 oscillator, is missing a large spark increasing the population by quite a bit. Instead, the minimal phase is 23 generations later, with the B-heptominoes pointing in the opposite direction. (The large spark is why this three block version has a smaller population than the two block version.)

There are other LIFE websites which present patterns in a visual way I can use.

And yet a while back you complained about images on my site for not being usable "for me", either. (I can't remember the posting or thread, and don't care enough to find it.) I'm trying to be able to present several different but related sets of information simultaneously (like starting, ending and affected cells) and agree that the result sometimes leaves something to be desired. On the other hand, I've seen no one else come up with anything much better. It appears it might be a non-trivial task, or at least one that will require some effort on the part of the poster. (Some of those postings with lots of images can take more than an hour to put together.) Much easier to just provide the raw bits, as is done here. Which is exactly why I usually provide the raw RLE, via a link, so people can transfer the object/image into their favorite Life application and view and manipulate it to their heart's content.

So, what exactly do you want?

[Nathaniel]

The P46 oscillator, is missing a large spark increasing the population by quite a bit. Instead, the minimal phase is 23 generations later, with the B-heptominoes pointing in the opposite direction. (The large spark is why this three block version has a smaller population than the two block version.)

In the version that I see, Sokwe included the three block version, and if you run it for 46 generations you get back exactly the same thing that you started with, as you should (the spark was suppressed by the double blocks on the right). Am I misunderstanding you?

[Sokwe]

The twin bees shuttle was, indeed, incorrect, but I changed it some time ago.

What I am especially curious about are small period 7 and period 11 sparkers that can be combined with other oscillators non-trivially.

[PM 2Ring]

This is advise the users of this forum that I am frustrated by patterns presented in GOLLY or RLE as I can not decipher them. I am therefore seriously considering abandoning this forum ,even to just view it. There are other LIFE websites which present patterns in a visual way I can use. I also get the unsettling impression that I am a topic killer, not just here but on other forums.

Please do not flame me.

Hi, MadMan.

You may be interested in the online RLE viewer Javascript program I just posted. It lets you view smaller RLE patterns online at the click of a button. Of course, it requires that Javascript is enabled in your browser.

I've also posted a few other conversion programs in that thread (partly inspired by your lamentations over the RLE format). This format was developed by Dave Buckingham for ease of e-mailing Life patterns. It wasn't developed for Golly, but it's become a de facto standard in recent years.

http://www.argentum.freeserve.co.uk/lex_r.htm#rle

For what it's worth, I don't think you're a topic killer, but maybe it's best to discuss Life in your posts, and not mention you personal problems. (If you want to talk about your depression, etc, feel free to PM me. I know the "black dog" rather well myself...)