Reconstruction of the Crooked Soley 28-08-2002 formation |
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1. | Draw a circle. Draw the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | ||||
2. | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 1, pointing down. | ||||
3. | Construct the inscribed circle of triangle 2. | ||||
4. | Draw the horizontal ray of circle 3 to the right. | ||||
5. | Copy ray 4 71 times, and distribute 72 rays in total evenly around the center of circle 3. | ||||
6. | Draw the connecting line between the intersections of both rays, left and right, just above the horizontal centerline, and circle 3. | ||||
7. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to line 6. | ||||
8. | Construct a circle centered at the right-hand intersection of circle 3 and the horizontal centerline, tangent to circle 7 at the left-hand side. | ||||
9. | Copy circle 8 5 times and distribute the 6 circles in total evenly around circle 3. | ||||
10. | Construct a (small) circle, tangent to circle 8 at the outside on the left, and tangent to both rightmost circles 9 at the inside, as shown. | ||||
11. | Copy circle 10 to the center of circle 8. | ||||
12. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 11 at the left-hand side. | ||||
13. | Construct the connecting line between the left-hand intersections of circle 8 and upper and lower left circles 9, as shown. | ||||
14. | Construct a (very small) circle centered at the left-hand intersection of circle 8 and the horizontal centerline, tangent to line 13. | ||||
15. | Construct two circles concentric to circle 8, tangent to both sides of circle 14. | ||||
16. | Clip off those parts of circles 15 falling outside circle 1 and inside circle 12. | ||||
17. | Copy the remaining 4 curves 16 71 times and distribute the 72 sets of curves in total evenly around the center of circle 1. Together with circles 1 and 12, they form the basis for the reconstruction. | ||||
18. | Remove all parts of curves 17, except for the "diamonds" that form the pattern of the formation, as shown. High resolution dwf-file | ||||
19. | Colouring all areas corresponding to standing crop... High resolution dwf-file | ||||
20. | ...or to flattened crop, finishes the reconstruction of the Crooked Soley 28-08-2002 formation. High resolution dwf-file | ||||
21. | courtesy the Crop Circle Connector photo by: Steve Alexander | The final result, matched with the aerial image. | |||
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