Reconstruction of the Hackpen Hill 15-07-2013 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed octagon (regular 8-sided polygon) of circle 1, pointing to the right. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of octagon 2. | |||
4. | ![]() | Copy circle 3 to its righthand intersection with the horizontal centerline. | |||
5. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 4 at the righthand side. | |||
6. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed octagon of circle 5, the mid-point of one side on the horizontal centerline. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed circle of octagon 6. | |||
8. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle (defined by the two end-points of a centerline) between the upper intersections of circles 1 and 3 with the vertical centerline. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the center of circle 8. | |||
10. | ![]() | Copy circle 8 three times, to the other intersections of circle 9 and the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
11. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed octagon of circle 5, pointing to the right. | |||
12. | ![]() | Construct a circle passing through the upper righthand and lower righthand angular points of octagon 11, and passing through the center of circle 8. | |||
13. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 12, tangent to circle 8 at the far side. | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 12, tangent to circle 8 at the near side. | |||
15. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the center of circle 13. | |||
16. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed octagon of circle 15, pointing to the right. | |||
17. | ![]() | Copy circle 13 two times, to the upper lefthand and lower lefthand angular points of octagon 16. | |||
18. | ![]() | Copy circle 14 two times, to the centers of circles 17. | |||
19. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the lefthand intersection of circles 18. | |||
20. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the righthand intersection of circles 17. | |||
21. | ![]() | Copy circles 13 and 14 another five times, to the other angular points of octagon 16, as shown. | |||
22. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the upper intersection of circle 13 and lower circle 17. | |||
23. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed octagon of circle 22, one angular point coincident with the same intersection (of circle 13 and lower circle 17). | |||
24. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the lower lefthand angular point of octagon 23, tangent to lower circle 18 at the upper side. | |||
25. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the upper lefthand angular point of octagon 23, tangent to upper circle 18 at the lower side. | |||
26. | ![]() | Copy circle 24 two times, to the lefthand upper and lower angular points of octagon 23. | |||
27. | ![]() | Copy circle 24 another four times, to the other angular points of octagon 23, as shown. | |||
28. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the righthand intersection of circles 17, passing through the righthand intersection of circles 24 and 25. | |||
29. | ![]() | Copy circle 28 to the center of circle 1. | |||
30. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the righthand intersection of circles 18, tangent to circle 29 at the righthand side. | |||
31. | ![]() | Copy circle 30 to the center of circle 1. | |||
32. | ![]() | Construct a circle tangent to circles 26 and tangent to circle 30, all at the inner sides. | |||
33. | ![]() | Copy circle 32 to the center of circle 1. | |||
34. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 24 at the near side. | |||
35. | ![]() | Copy circle 34 four times, to the centers of circles 8 and 10. | |||
36. | ![]() | Circles 1, 3, 7, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33 and 35, are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
37. | ![]() | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. High resolution dwf-file | |||
38. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... High resolution dwf-file | |||
39. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Hackpen Hill formation of 15-07-2013. High resolution dwf-file | |||
40. | ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector Photo by: Jim Peyton | The final result, matched with the aerial image. | |||
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