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Reconstruction of the 2001 Hurn formation |
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| 1. |
| Draw a circle; this will form the outer circle of the formation. Draw the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
| 2. |
| Construct a regular heptagon (7-sided polygon), inscribed in this circle, with one angular point at the right end of the horizontal centerline. | |||
| 3. |
| Draw the rays from the center of the circle to the angular points of the heptagon. | |||
| 4. |
| Draw the rays positioned in between rays 3, intersecting the sides of the heptagon at their midpoints. | |||
| 5. |
| Construct the inscribed circle of heptagon 2. It will form the inner circle of the outer ring of the formation. | |||
| 6. |
| Construct another heptagon, parallel to heptagon 2, inscribed in circle 5. | |||
| 7. |
| Construct again an inscribed circle, this time of heptagon 6. | |||
| 8. |
| Draw a line from intersections of this circle with rays five apart, as shown. | |||
| 9. |
| Construct a circle, concentric to the previous ones, tangent to line 8. It will form the outer circle of the inner rings of the formation. | |||
| 10. |
| Draw a line from intersections of this circle with rays three apart, as shown. | |||
| 11. |
| Again, construct a circle, concentric to the previous ones, tangent to line 10. It will form the middle circle of the inner rings. | |||
| 12. |
| Draw a line from intersections of circles 7 and 9 with rays six apart, as shown. | |||
| 13. |
| Construct a third circle concentric to the previous ones, tangent to line 12. It forms the inner circle of the inner rings. | |||
| 14. |
| Construct a circle with its center at the intersection of a ray and circle 7, and tangent to the rays next to it, as shown. (By the way, this circle has exactly the same size as circle 9). | |||
| 15. |
| Draw a line from the intersections of this circle with circle 5, as shown. | |||
| 16. |
| Copy a circle 14 with its center at the intersection of this line and the same ray (as circle 14). | |||
| 17. |
| Repeat this another six times for every other ray (up to a total of seven). | |||
| 18. |
| Leaving out all unused parts yields the reconstruction of the 2001 Hurn formation. (Black denotes flattened crop). | |||
| 19. | ![]() courtesy The Crop Circle Connector photo by: Steve Alexander | The final result, matched with the aerial image. | |||
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Copyright © 2001, Zef Damen, The Netherlands Personal use only, commercial use prohibited. | |||||
Since 1-Februari-2005 | |||||