Reconstruction of the Lane End Down 9-07-2023 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed hexagon (regular 6-sided polygon) of circle 1, pointing up. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 1, pointing to the right. | |||
4. | ![]() | Draw the twelve rays from the center of circle 1 to the angular points of hexagons 2 and 3. | |||
5. | ![]() | Draw the twelve connecting lines from the center of circle 1 to the mutual intersections of hexagons 2 and 3, and extend these lines up to circle 1. Number the rays 4 and 5, clockwise, 1 - 24, starting at the top. | |||
6. | ![]() | Construct a circle, tangent to rays nrs. 6 and 8, and tangent to circle 1. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct a circle, tangent to rays nrs. 6 and 8, and tangent to the upper righthand side of hexagon 3. | |||
8. | ![]() | Construct the "two-points" circle (defined by the two end-points of a centerline) between the centers of circles 6 and 7. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the center of circle 8. | |||
10. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the intersection of circle 9 and ray nr. 1, tangent to circle 1 at the upper side. | |||
11. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to the upper righthand side of hexagon 2. | |||
12. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, passing through the intersection of the upper righthand side of hexagon 2 and ray nr. 2. | |||
13. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 12 at the lower side. | |||
14. | ![]() | Copy circle 10 to the center of circle 1. | |||
15. | ![]() | Copy circle 13 to the intersection of the righthand side of hexagon 2 and ray nr. 6. | |||
16. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 15 at the lefthand side. | |||
17. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of circle 11 and ray nr. 1, tangent to circle 10 at the upper side. | |||
18. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to circle 17 at the lower side. | |||
19. | ![]() | Copy circle 17 to the upper intersection of circle 18 and ray nr. 1. | |||
20. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to circle 19 at the lower side. | |||
21. | ![]() | Copy circle 17 to the upper intersection of circle 20 and ray nr. 1. | |||
22. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to circle 21 at the lower side. | |||
23. | ![]() | Copy circle 17 to the upper intersection of circle 22 and ray nr. 1. | |||
24. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to circle 23 at the lower side. | |||
25. | ![]() | Copy circles 18, 20, 22, and 24, to the intersection of circle 13 and ray nr. 1. | |||
26. | ![]() | Construct two concentric circles centered at the intersection of the upper side of hexagon 3 and ray nr. 1, tangent to circles 18 and 20, at the upper sides. | |||
27. | ![]() | Copy circles 26 to the intersection of circle 16 and ray nr. 1. | |||
28. | ![]() | Construct the "two-points" circle between the intersection of circle 14, and the lower intersection of the outer circle 27, both with ray nr. 1. | |||
29. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 28, tangent to the inner circle 27 at the lower side. | |||
30. | ![]() | Construct three concentric circles centered at the intersection of circle 13 and ray nr. 3, tangent to the outer three circles 25 at the righthand sides. | |||
31. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of the innermost circle 30 and ray nr. 3, tangent to the next inner circle 30 at the near side. | |||
32. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circles 30, tangent to circle 31 at the lower side. | |||
33. | ![]() | Copy circle 20 to the center of circle 1. | |||
34. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the center of circle 28. | |||
35. | ![]() | Repeat all necessary steps to copy and rotate circles 10, 11, 18, 20, 25, 30, and 32, five times, with respect to the other angular points of hexagon 2. | |||
36. | ![]() | Repeat all necessary steps to copy and rotate circles 27, 28, and 29, eleven times, with respect to all other odd-numbered rays 4 and 5. | |||
37. | ![]() | Circles 10, 11, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
38. | ![]() | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. pdf-file | |||
39. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... pdf-file | |||
40. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Lane End Down formation of 9-07-2023. pdf-file | |||
41. | ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector Photo by: Hugh Newman ![]() Photo by: STONEHENGE DRONESCAPES PHOTOGRAPHY | The final result, matched with two aerial images, one rotated 180°. | |||
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