Reconstruction of the Oxleaze Copse 23-08-2012 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw an eleven by eleven grid of connected squares. Number the columns from left to right, and the rows from bottom to top 1 to 11. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of square (6,6) - column 6, row 6. | |||
3. | ![]() | Copy circle 2 four times, to the centers of the horizontally and vertically adjacent squares ((5,6), (7,6), (6,5), (6,7)). | |||
4. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed circle of circles 3. | |||
5. | ![]() | Copy circle 2 to the center of square (7,7). | |||
6. | ![]() | Construct a circle, tangent to circles 2 and 5 and righthand circle 3 at the near sides. | |||
7. | ![]() | Copy circle 6 to the center of circle 2. | |||
8. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 7, pointing up. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of triangle 8. | |||
10. | ![]() | Copy circle 2 two times, to the centers of squares (1,6) and (11,6). | |||
11. | ![]() | Copy circle 9 two times, to the centers of circles 10. | |||
12. | ![]() | Draw two parallel lines, tangent to circles 11 at both sides. | |||
13. | ![]() | Copy circle 2 two times, to the centers of squares (2,7) and (10,7). | |||
14. | ![]() | Copy circle 9 two times, to the centers of circles 13. | |||
15. | ![]() | Draw two parallel lines, tangent to circles 14 at both sides. | |||
16. | ![]() | Copy circle 2 two times, to the centers of squares (2,5) and (10,5). | |||
17. | ![]() | Copy circle 9 two times, to the centers of circles 16. | |||
18. | ![]() | Draw two parallel lines, tangent to circles 17 at both sides. | |||
19. | ![]() | Repeat steps 10, 11 and 12 another six times, for respectively squares (3,8) and (9,8), (4,9) and (8,9), (5,10) and (7,10), (3,4) and (9,4), (4,3) and (8,3), (5,2) and (7,2). | |||
20. | ![]() | Copy circle 2 two times, to the centers of squares (6,1) and (6,11). | |||
21. | ![]() | Copy circle 9 two times, to the centers of circles 20. | |||
22. | ![]() | Draw two parallel lines, tangent to circles 21 at both sides. | |||
23. | ![]() | Copy circle 2 four times, to the centers of squares (3,6), (6,3), (6,9) and (9,6). | |||
24. | ![]() | Copy circle 6 two times, to the centers of the upper and lower circles 23. | |||
25. | ![]() | Draw two parallel lines, tangent to circles 24 at both sides. | |||
26. | ![]() | Copy circle 6 six times, to the centers of circles 10, 13 and 16. | |||
27. | ![]() | Draw three sets of two parallel, horizontal lines, tangent to corresponding pairs of circles 26 at both sides, as shown. | |||
28. | ![]() | Circles 4, 10, 13, 16, 19, 20 and 23, and lines 12, 15, 18, 19, 22, 25 and 27, are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
29. | ![]() | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. High resolution dwf-file | |||
30. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... High resolution dwf-file | |||
31. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Oxleaze Copse formation of 23-08-2012. High resolution dwf-file | |||
32. | ![]() ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector Photos by: T.J. Newton | The final result, matched with two aerial images. | |||
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