Reconstruction of the 2000 Bringhurst formation |
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1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. | |||
2. | ![]() | Draw six centerlines, evenly spaced at 30°. | |||
3. | ![]() | Draw the diagonals (chords) closest to the centerlines. | |||
4. | ![]() | Copy the circle of step 1 two times with their centers at the intersections as shown. | |||
5. | ![]() | Copy the same circle one more time with its center at the intersection of the previous circles; it therefore passes through the intersections mentioned in the previous step. | |||
6. | ![]() | Draw another circle, concentric to the previous one, passing through the intersection of two diagonals as shown. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct the circle of step 5 another 11 times (12 in total) regularly around the central circle. | |||
8. | ![]() | Repeat this for the circle of step 6. | |||
9. | ![]() | Turning back to the figure of step 3, construct a circle touching (tangent) to the diagonals. | |||
10. | ![]() | Draw all centerlines equally spaced between the other set of centerlines (of step 2). | |||
11. | ![]() | Copy the circle of step 9 with its center to the intersection of a newly drawn centerline and the circle of step 1. | |||
12. | ![]() | Repeat this another 11 times (12 in total) for all other newly drawn centerlines. | |||
13. | ![]() | Construct a circle passing through end-points of centerlines spaced at 120° and touching the small circle of step 9 (at the far side). | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric with the one of step 1, touching the previous circle at the outer side. This circle forms the outer border of the formation's pattern. | |||
15. | ![]() | Collecting everything introduced in steps 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 and 14 provides all necessary ingredients. | |||
16. | ![]() | Removing all superfluous parts finishes the reconstruction of the 2000 Bringhurst formation. | |||
17. | ![]() courtesy The Crop Circle Connector photo by: Phil Brookman, The Circular Review | The final result, matched with the aerial image. It fits fairly well, but not accurately at some places. | |||
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