Reconstruction of the Burderop Down 22-05-2011 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 1, pointing down. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 1, pointing up. | |||
4. | ![]() | Construct a circle passing through all intersections of triangles 2 and 3. | |||
5. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 4, pointing to the right. | |||
6. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of triangle 5. | |||
7. | ![]() | Copy circle 6 to the upper lefthand angular point of triangle 2. | |||
8. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 4, pointing to the left. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct a circle, passing through the righthand angular point of triangle 5, and passing through the upper and lower intersections of triangles 5 and 8. | |||
10. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 9 at the lefthand side. | |||
11. | ![]() | Copy circle 10 to the upper righthand angular point of triangle 2. | |||
12. | ![]() | Construct a circle passing through all intersections of triangles 5 and 8. | |||
13. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 12, pointing up. | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of triangle 13. | |||
15. | ![]() | Copy circle 14 two times, to the lower angular points of triangle 3. | |||
16. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the intersection of the lower side of triangle 13 and circle 9, tangent to the lefthand side of triangle 5. | |||
17. | ![]() | Copy circle 16 two times, to the lower angular point of triangle 2 and the upper angular point of triangle 3. | |||
18. | ![]() | Draw the connecting line between the intersections of circles 1 and 11. | |||
19. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to line 18. | |||
20. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of circle 1 and the vertical centerline, tangent to circle 19 at the upper side. | |||
21. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 20 at the upper side. | |||
22. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 21, pointing down. | |||
23. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the lower intersection of circle 20 and the vertical centerline, tangent to it at the upper side. | |||
24. | ![]() | Copy circle 23 to the intersection of the upper side of triangle 22 and the vertical centerline. | |||
25. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 24 at the lower side. | |||
26. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed equilateral triangle of circle 25, pointing down. | |||
27. | ![]() | Circles 7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 19 and 21, and triangles 22 and 26, are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
28. | ![]() | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. High resolution dwf-file | |||
29. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... High resolution dwf-file | |||
30. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Burderop Down formation of 22-05-2011. High resolution dwf-file | |||
31. | ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector Photo by: Olivier Morel | The final result, matched with the aerial image. | |||
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Copyright © 2011, Zef Damen, The Netherlands Personal use only, commercial use prohibited. | |||||