Reconstruction of the East Kennett 21-06-2009 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed square of circle 1, pointing to the right. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of square 2. | |||
4. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed hexagon (regular 6-sided polygon) of circle 3, pointing up. | |||
5. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed circle of hexagon 4. | |||
6. | ![]() | Copy circle 5 to the lower intersection of circle 3, and move this circle (copy and delete original) to its own upper intersection, both with the vertical centerline. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle (defined by the end-points of a centerline) between the righthand intersections of circles 1 and 3 with the horizontal centerline. | |||
8. | ![]() | Copy circle 7 to the intersection of the righthand side of hexagon 4 and the horizontal centerline. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 6, tangent to circle 8 at the lefthand side. | |||
10. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the center of circle 9 and its upper intersection with the vertical centerline. | |||
11. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the center of circle 9 and its lower intersection with the vertical centerline. | |||
12. | ![]() | Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 11, pointing up. | |||
13. | ![]() | Construct a circle, passing through the lower intersection of circle 11 and the vertical centerline, and tangent to the lefthand and righthand sides of triangle 12. | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 11, tangent to circle 13 at the upper side. | |||
15. | ![]() | Copy circle 14 to the center of circle 10. | |||
16. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the lower intersections of circle 11 and triangle 12 with the vertical centerline. | |||
17. | ![]() | Copy circle 16 to the upper intersection of circle 1 and the vertical centerline. | |||
18. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 17 at the upper side. | |||
19. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed hexagon of circle 1, pointing up. | |||
20. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the lower intersection of circle 1 with the vertical centerline and the top angular point of hexagon 19. | |||
21. | ![]() | Copy circle 1 to its upper intersection with the vertical centerline, and move it to its own corresponding intersection. | |||
22. | ![]() | Copy circle 18 to the center of circle 21. | |||
23. | ![]() | Draw the connecting line between the intersections of circles 18 and 22. | |||
24. | ![]() | Copy circles 3, 6, 9, 10, 11 14 and 15 as a whole, while mirroring with respect to line 23. | |||
25. | ![]() | Copy circle 20, while mirroring with respect to line 23. | |||
26. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 25 at the lower side. | |||
27. | ![]() | Copy circle 26 to the center of circle 21. | |||
28. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the upper intersections of circles 6 and 21 with the vertical centerline. | |||
29. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the upper intersections of circles 9 and 21 with the vertical centerline. | |||
30. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the lower intersection of circle 15 and the upper intersection of circle 21, both with the vertical centerline. | |||
31. | ![]() | Copy circles 28, 29 and 30 as a whole, while mirroring with respect to line 23. | |||
32. | ![]() | Circles 1, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 are used for the final reconstruction. | |||
33. | ![]() | Remove all redundant parts not visible within the formation itself. High resolution dwf-file | |||
34. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... High resolution dwf-file | |||
35. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the East Kennett formation of 21-06-2009. High resolution dwf-file | |||
36. | ![]() Photo by: Lucy Pringle ![]() Photo by: Russell Stannard Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector | The final result, matched with two aerial images. | |||
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Copyright © 2009, Zef Damen, The Netherlands Personal use only, commercial use prohibited. | |||||