Reconstruction of the Knoll Down 13-08-2011 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed hexagon (regular 6-sided polygon) of circle 1, pointing to the right. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 1, pointing up. | |||
4. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the rightmost angular point of hexagon 2, passing through the upper righthand angular point of hexagon 3. | |||
5. | ![]() | Copy circle 4 to the lower righthand angular point of hexagon 2. | |||
6. | ![]() | Copy circle 4 another four times, to the other angular points of hexagon 2. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 4 at the lefthand side. | |||
8. | ![]() | Copy circle 7 to the center of circle 4. | |||
9. | ![]() | Copy circle 7 another five times, to the centers of circles 5 and 6. | |||
10. | ![]() | Copy circle 4 to the center of circle 1. | |||
11. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the lower righthand angular point of hexagon 3, tangent to circle 8 at the nearest side. | |||
12. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 11 at the lefthand side. | |||
13. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 7, pointing down. | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 11, tangent to the rigthand side of triangle 13. | |||
15. | ![]() | Copy circle 14 five times, to the other angular points of hexagon 3. | |||
16. | ![]() | Draw the connecting line between the centers of circles 1 and 11. | |||
17. | ![]() | Copy circle 11 to the intersection of line 16 and the righthand side of triangle 13. | |||
18. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 14, tangent to circle 17 at the righthand side. | |||
19. | ![]() | Copy circle 18 five times, to the centers of circles 15. | |||
20. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the lower lefthand intersection of circles 5 and 10, passing through the upper lefthand intersection of circles 8 and 18. See detail. | |||
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21. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 10, with one angular point at the center of circle 20. | |||
22. | ![]() | Copy circle 20 five times, to the other angular points of hexagon 21. | |||
23. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the intersection of the righthand side of hexagon 3 and the horizontal centerline, tangent to circle 1 at the righthand side. | |||
24. | ![]() | Copy circle 23 to the center of circle 1. | |||
25. | ![]() | Circles 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 24, are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
26. | ![]() | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. High resolution dwf-file | |||
27. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... High resolution dwf-file | |||
28. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Knoll Down formation of 13-08-2011. High resolution dwf-file | |||
29. | ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector | The final result, matched with the aerial image. | |||
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