Reconstruction of the Foxley Road 9-06-2015 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle (defined by the two end-points of a centerline) between the center of circle 1 and its righthand intersection with the horizontal centerline. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the centers of circles 1 and 2. | |||
4. | ![]() | Copy circle 3 to the center of circle 1. | |||
5. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed square of circle 4, with horizontal and vertical sides. Call the angular points A, B, C, and D, clockwise, starting at the lower lefthand one. | |||
6. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at point A, passing through point D. | |||
7. | ![]() | Draw a line from point A parallel to the horizontal centerline, extending to the left. See detail. | |||
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8. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the intersection of circle 6 and line 7, passing through point D. | |||
9. | ![]() | Copy circle 8 to the lower intersection of square 5 and the vertical centerline. | |||
10. | ![]() | Copy circle 9 twenty times, the first to its lefthand intersection with line 7, the others consecutively to their corresponding intersections, as shown. See detail. | |||
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11. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at point A, tangent to the leftmost circle 10 at the lefthand side. See detail. | |||
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12. | ![]() | Draw a line from point B parallel to the vertical centerline, extending upward. See detail. | |||
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13. | ![]() | Construct twenty arcs, centered at point A, from the lefthand intersections of circles 10 and line 7 upto line 12, clockwise, as shown. | |||
14. | ![]() | Draw a line from point C parallel to the horizontal centerline, extending to the right. | |||
15. | ![]() | Construct eighteen arcs, centered at point B, from the intersections of arcs 13, except for the two innermost arcs, and line 12 upto line 14, clockwise. | |||
16. | ![]() | Draw a line from point D parallel to the vertical centerline, extending downward. | |||
17. | ![]() | Construct eighteen arcs, centered at point C, from the intersections of arcs 15 and line 14 upto line 16, clockwise. | |||
18. | ![]() | Construct eighteen arcs, centered at point D, from the intersections of arcs 17 and line 16 upto line 7, clockwise. Notice, that arcs 13, 15, 17, and 18, are a piecewise approximation of a real spiral! | |||
19. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the intersection of circle 1 and line 12, passing through the intersection of the second smallest arc 13 and line 12. | |||
20. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 19, passing through the intersection of the smallest arc 13 and line 12. | |||
21. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed regular 20-sided polygon of circle 11, pointing up. | |||
22. | ![]() | Draw a line from point A to the lefthand angular point of polygon 21, just above the horizontal centerline. See detail. | |||
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23. | ![]() | Circles 1, 19, and 20, arcs 13, 15, 17, and 18, and line 22 are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
24. | ![]() | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. pdf-file | |||
25. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... pdf-file | |||
26. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Foxley Road formation of 9-06-2015. pdf-file | |||
27. | ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector Photo by: Lucy Pringle | The final result, matched with the aerial image. | |||
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