Reconstruction of the Coneybury Hill 8-07-2018 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 1, pointing up. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the intersection of the righthand side of triangle 2 and the horizontal centerline. | |||
4. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 3, pointing up. | |||
5. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of triangle 4. | |||
6. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed equilateral triangle of circle 3, pointing up. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the intersection of the righthand side of triangle 6 and the horizontal centerline. | |||
8. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 5, pointing up. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the intersection of the righthand side of triangle 8 and the horizontal centerline. | |||
10. | ![]() | Copy circle 9 to the top of triangle 2. | |||
11. | ![]() | Construct a line, parallel to the vertical centerline, tangent to circles 9 and 10 at the righthand sides. | |||
12. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the top of triangle 2, passing through the intersection of line 11 and circle 7. | |||
13. | ![]() | Copy circle 12 two times, to the other angular points of triangle 2. | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the intersection of the righthand side of triangle 4 and the horizontal centerline, passing through the intersection of the lower side of triangle 8 and the vertical centerline. | |||
15. | ![]() | Copy circle 14 to the center of circle 1. | |||
16. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of circle 3 and the vertical centerline, tangent to circle 7 at the upper side. | |||
17. | ![]() | Copy circle 16 to the upper intersection of circle 12 and the vertical centerline. | |||
18. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 17 at the upper side. | |||
19. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of triangle 8. | |||
20. | ![]() | Copy circle 19 to the upper intersection of circle 18 and the vertical centerline. | |||
21. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 20 at the upper side. | |||
22. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the lefthand intersection of circle 14 and the horizontal centerline, tangent to circle 9 at the lefthand side. | |||
23. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 22 at the righthand side. | |||
24. | ![]() | Copy circle 23 to the top of triangle 2. | |||
25. | ![]() | Construct a line, parallel to the vertical centerline, tangent to circles 23 and 24 at the righthand sides. | |||
26. | ![]() | Copy lines 11 and 25, while mirroring with respect to the vertical centerline. | |||
27. | ![]() | Repeat steps 11 and 25 (and all the necessary other steps) two times, with respect to the other two angular points of triangle 2, as shown. | |||
28. | ![]() | Circles 3, 5, 12, 13, 15, 18, and 21, and lines 11, 25, 26, and 27, are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
29. | ![]() | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. pdf-file | |||
30. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... pdf-file | |||
31. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Coneybury Hill formation of 8-07-2018. pdf-file | |||
32. | ![]() ![]() Photo's courtesy the Crop Circle Connector | The final result, matched with two aerial images. | |||
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