Reconstruction of the 2016 Mammendorf (Germany) formation | ||
1. | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |
2. | Copy circle 1 two times, to its righthand intersection with the horizontal, and its upper intersection with the vertical centerline. | |
3. | Copy circle 1 to the upper intersection of upper circle 2 and the vertical centerline. | |
4. | Draw the connecting line between the intersections of circles 2. | |
5. | Construct the circumscribed square of circle 1, with the mid-point of a side on line 4. | |
6. | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of circle 1 and the vertical centerline, passing through the top of square 5. | |
7. | Construct a circle centered at the top of square 5, passing through the righthand intersection of circle 6 and square 5. | |
8. | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of circle 3 and the vertical centerline, passing through the center of circle 7. | |
9. | Copy circle 8 to its upper intersection with the vertical centerline. | |
10. | Copy circle 8 to the upper intersection of circle 9 and the vertical centerline. | |
11. | Construct the inscribed hexagon (regular 6-sided polygon) of circle 10, pointing down. | |
12. | Copy circle 8 to the top of hexagon 11. | |
13. | Copy circle 8 two times, to the upper lefthand and righthand angular points of hexagon 11. | |
14. | Copy circle 8 two times, to the lower lefthand and righthand angular points of hexagon 11. | |
15. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, passing through the center of circle 8. | |
16. | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 15, pointing down. | |
17. | Copy circle 1 to the top of hexagon 16. | |
18. | Copy circle 1 two times, to the upper lefthand and righthand angular points of hexagon 16. | |
19. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, passing through the center of circle 3. | |
20. | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 19, pointing down. | |
21. | Copy circle 7 to the top of hexagon 20. | |
22. | Copy circle 7 two times, to the upper lefthand and righthand angular points of hexagon 20. | |
23. | Copy circle 7 two times, to the lower lefthand and righthand angular points of hexagon 16. | |
24. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, passing through the center of circle 7. | |
25. | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 24, pointing down. | |
26. | Copy circle 6 two times, to the upper lefthand and righthand angular points of hexagon 25. | |
27. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to the righthand circle 23 at the lower righthand side. | |
28. | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 27, pointing down. | |
29. | Copy circle 6 two times, to the lower lefthand and righthand angular points of hexagon 28. | |
30. | Copy circles 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 26, and 29, as a whole, three times, while rotating 90°, 180°, and 270°, around the center of circle 1. | |
31. | Circles 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, and 30, are used for the final reconstruction. | |
32. | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. | |
33. | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... | |
34. | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the 2016 Mammendorf (Germany) formation. | |
35. | The final result, matched with the aerial image. |
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