Reconstruction of the The Gallops 15-05-2025 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed octagon (regular 8-sided polygon) of circle 1, pointing up. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of octagon 2. | |||
4. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 1, pointing up. | |||
5. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of triangle 4. | |||
6. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed octagon of circle 5, pointing up. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of octagon 6. | |||
8. | ![]() | Draw the connecting line from the center of circle 5 to the upper righthand angular point of octagon 6. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed square of circle 7, with one angular point on line 8. | |||
10. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the intersection of the righthand side of square 9 and the horizontal centerline, passing through the center of circle 5. | |||
11. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed pentagon (regular 5-sided polygon) of circle 10, pointing to the right. | |||
12. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of pentagon 11. | |||
13. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed square of square 9, pointing to the right. | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, tangent to circle 12 at the lefthand side. | |||
15. | ![]() | Copy circle 14 to the intersection of square 13 and line 8. | |||
16. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, tangent to circle 15 at the lower lefthand side. | |||
17. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed square of circle 16, pointing to the right. | |||
18. | ![]() | Copy circle 16 to the righthand angular point of square 13. | |||
19. | ![]() | Construct a (small) circle centered at the lefthand intersection of circle 18 and the horizontal centerline, tangent to circle 16 at the righthand side. | |||
20. | ![]() | Copy circle 19 to the intersection of square 17 and line 8. | |||
21. | ![]() | Copy circle 19 to the intersection of square 13 and line 8. | |||
22. | ![]() | Copy circle 19 to the righthand intersection of circle 12 and the horizontal centerline. | |||
23. | ![]() | Copy circle 19 to the righthand intersection of circle 10 and the horizontal centerline. | |||
24. | ![]() | Construct a square inside square 17, with sides parallel and at equal distances to the sides of square 17, tangent to circle 20 at the lower lefthand side, as shown. | |||
25. | ![]() | Construct a square outside square 13, with sides parallel and at equal distances to the sides of square 13, tangent to circle 21 at the upper righthand side, as shown. | |||
26. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to circle 22 at the lefthand side. | |||
27. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to circle 23 at the righthand side. | |||
28. | ![]() | Copy circles 10, 12, 26, and 27, three times, to the other angular points of square 13. | |||
29. | ![]() | Circles 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 26, 27, and 28, and squares 13, 17, 24, and 25, are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
30. | ![]() | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. pdf-file | |||
31. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... pdf-file | |||
32. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the The Gallops formation of 15-05-2025. pdf-file | |||
33. | ![]() ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector Photos by: STONEHENGE DRONESCAPES PHOTOGRAPHY | The final result, matched with two aerial images. | |||
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