Reconstruction of the Honey Street (phase 2) 27-06-2009 formation | |||||
1. | ![]() | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |||
2. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed pentagon (regular 5-sided polygon) of circle 1, pointing down. | |||
3. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed circle of pentagon 2. | |||
4. | ![]() | Construct the circumscribed pentagon of circle 3, pointing up. | |||
5. | ![]() | Draw the five rays of pentagon 4, from the center of circle 1 to the angular points. | |||
6. | ![]() | Copy circle 1 to the top of pentagon 4, and move this circle (copy and delete original) to its own lower intersection with the vertical centerline. | |||
7. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the intersections of the two lower rays 5 and circle 6. | |||
8. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle (defined by the end-points of a centerline) between the upper intersection of circle 6 and the lower intersection of circle 7, both with the vertical centerline. | |||
9. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 8, tangent to circle 6 at the lower side. | |||
10. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the lower intersection of circle 9 and the vertical centerline, tangent to circle 8 at the lower side. | |||
11. | ![]() | Copy circle 10 two times, the first to its upper intersection with the vertical centerline, the second to the corresponding intersection of the first. | |||
12. | ![]() | Construct three circles concentric to circle 8, tangent to circles 10 and 11 at the upper sides. | |||
13. | ![]() | Copy circle 10 three times, the first to its lower intersection with the vertical centerline, the subsequent circles to the corresponding intersection of the previous copied circle, as shown. | |||
14. | ![]() | Construct three circles concentric to circle 8, tangent to circles 13 at the lower sides. | |||
15. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the center of circle 8. | |||
16. | ![]() | Copy circles 8, 9, 12 and 14 four times, to the intersections of circle 15 and the other rays 5, as shown. | |||
17. | ![]() | Remove all parts from circles 8, 9, 12, 14 and 16 not visible within the formation itself. | |||
18. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the lower intersections of the two inner circles 14 with the vertical centerline. | |||
19. | ![]() | Copy circle 18 to the top of pentagon 4. | |||
20. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 19 at the upper side. | |||
21. | ![]() | Copy innermost circle 12 to the center of circle 1. | |||
22. | ![]() | Copy circle 10 to the lower intersection of circle 21 and the vertical centerline. | |||
23. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 22 at the upper side. | |||
24. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 22 at the lower side. | |||
25. | ![]() | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of circle 23 and the vertical centerline, tangent to circle 24 at the upper side. | |||
26. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the center of circle 18 and its upper intersection with the vertical centerline. | |||
27. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to the upper circle 13, passing through the center of circle 26. | |||
28. | ![]() | Copy circle 8 and the innermost circle 14 to the center of circle 1. | |||
29. | ![]() | Draw the five rays of pentagon 2, from the center of circle 1 to the angular points. | |||
30. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the intersections of circles 28 and the upper righthand ray 29. | |||
31. | ![]() | Copy circle 27 to the center of circle 30. | |||
32. | ![]() | Construct a "two-points" circle between the intersections of circle 23 with the upper ray 5 and the upper righthand ray 29. | |||
33. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 32, tangent to circle 23 at the upper righthand side. | |||
34. | ![]() | Copy circle 33, while mirroring it with respect to the vertical centerline. | |||
35. | ![]() | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the center of circle 18. | |||
36. | ![]() | Copy circle 33 to the intersection of circle 35 and the upper righthand ray 29. | |||
37. | ![]() | Copy circle 26 five times, to the centers of circles 25, 31, 33, 34 and 36. | |||
38. | ![]() | Copy circles 25, 31, 33, 34, 36 and 37 as a whole four times, to the corresponding positions with respect to the other rays 5, while rotating about the center of circle 1, as shown. | |||
39. | ![]() | Circles 20, 25, 31, 33, 34, 36 and 37, and patterns 17 and 38 make up the final reconstruction. High resolution dwf-file | |||
40. | ![]() | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... High resolution dwf-file | |||
41. | ![]() | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the Honey Street (phase 2) formation of 27-06-2009. High resolution dwf-file | |||
42. | ![]() Courtesy the Crop Circle Connector Photo by: Lucy Pringle | The final result, matched with the aerial image. | |||
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Copyright © 2009, Zef Damen, The Netherlands Personal use only, commercial use prohibited. | |||||