Reconstruction of the Clifford's Hill 21-07-2018 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed dodecagon (regular 12-sided polygon) of circle 1, pointing up. Number the angular points clockwise 1 - 12, starting at the top. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at angular point nr. 1, passing through angular point nr. 2. | |||
4. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at angular point nr. 2, passing through angular point nr. 1. | |||
5. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at angular point nr. 12, passing through angular point nr. 1. | |||
6. | ![]() | Draw the connecting line between the center of circle 1 and the upper intersection of circles 3 and 4. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the intersection of dodecagon 2 and line 6, tangent to circle 5 at the righthand side. | |||
8. | ![]() | Copy circle 7 to the center of circle 1. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the lower intersection of circles 4 and 5, tangent to line 6. | |||
10. | ![]() | Copy circle 9 to the center of circle 1. | |||
11. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the lower intersection of circle 3 and the vertical centerline, tangent to line 6. | |||
12. | ![]() | Copy circle 11 to the center of circle 1. | |||
13. | ![]() | Construct a circle passing through angular points nrs. 1 and 6, tangent to circle 10 at the lefthand side. | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct a circle passing through angular points nrs. 2 and 7, tangent to circle 10 at the lefthand side. | |||
15. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 14, tangent to circle 8 at the lefthand side. | |||
16. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of circles 8 and 14, tangent to circle 15 at the near side. | |||
17. | ![]() | Remove all parts from circles 4, 8, 13, 15, and 16, such that the shown pattern remains. | |||
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18. | ![]() | Copy pattern 17 eleven times, to the corresponding positions with respect to the other angular points of dodecagon 2, as shown. | |||
19. | ![]() | Copy circle 9 to the center of circle 7. | |||
20. | ![]() | Copy circle 11 to the center of circle 7. | |||
21. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 7 at the upper side. | |||
22. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 19 at the upper side. | |||
23. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 20 at the upper side. | |||
24. | ![]() | Circles 10, 12, 21, 22, and 23, and patterns 17 and 18, together, make up the final reconstruction. pdf-file | |||
25. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... pdf-file | |||
26. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Clifford's Hill formation of 21-07-2018. pdf-file | |||
27. | ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector Photo by: Jane Barford | The final result, matched with the aerial image. | |||
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