Reconstruction of the 2016 Nursteed Farm formation | ||
1. | Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines. | |
2. | Construct the inscribed hexagon (regular 6-sided polygon) of circle 1, pointing up. | |
3. | Construct a "two-points" circle (defined by the two end-points of a centerline) between the midpoint of the righthand side of hexagon 2 and its upper righthand angular point. | |
4. | Copy circle 3 to the center of circle 1. | |
5. | Copy circle 3 six times, to the angular points of hexagon 2. | |
6. | Draw the ray of circle 1 from the center to the upper righthand angular point of hexagon 2. | |
7. | Copy circle 3 to the lower lefthand intersection of the upper righthand circle 5 and ray 6. Move this circle (copy and delete original) to its own corresponding intersection. | |
8. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through the center of circle 7. | |
9. | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 8, pointing up. | |
10. | Copy circle 3 five times, to the other angular points of hexagon 9. | |
11. | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 4, pointing up. | |
12. | Construct the inscribed circle of hexagon 11. | |
13. | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 12, pointing up. | |
14. | Construct the inscribed circle of hexagon 13. | |
15. | Copy circle 14 six times, to the centers of circles 5. | |
16. | Construct a circle centered at the upper intersection of the upper circle 10 and the vertical centerline, tangent to the upper circle 15 at the lower side. | |
17. | Copy circle 16 to the upper intersection of upper circle 5 and the vertical centerline. | |
18. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 17 at the upper side. | |
19. | Copy circle 16 to the top of hexagon 2. | |
20. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to circle 19 at the upper side. | |
21. | Construct the inscribed hexagon of circle 20, pointing up. | |
22. | Construct a "two-points" circle between the righthand intersections of circles 4 and 12 with the horizontal centerline. | |
23. | Construct a "two-points" circle between the center of circle 22 and its righthand intersection with the horizontal centerline. | |
24. | Copy circle 23 six times, to the angular points of hexagon 2. | |
25. | Construct three pairs of parallel lines, each tangent to circles 24 at both sides, from three angular points of hexagon 2 to the three opposite angular points, as shown. | |
26. | Construct six pairs of parallel lines, parallel to the sides of hexagon 2, each tangent to circles 24 at both sides, as shown. | |
27. | Copy circle 23 to the intersection of the righthand side of hexagon 9 and the horizontal centerline. | |
28. | Construct two circles concentric to circle 7, tangent to circle 27 at both sides. | |
29. | Copy circles 28 eleven times, to the centers of circles 5, and to the other angular points of hexagon 9. | |
30. | Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, tangent to the outer circle 28 at the lower lefthand side. | |
31. | Copy circle 23 two times, to the top and upper righthand angular point of hexagon 9. | |
32. | Construct a pair of parallel lines, parallel to the corresponding side of hexagon 9, tangent to circles 31 at both sides. | |
33. | Repeat steps 31 and 32 five times, for the other angular points and sides of hexagon 9. | |
34. | Circles 12, 15, 18, 28, 29, and 30, hexagon 21, and lines 25, 26, 32, and 33, are used for the final reconstruction. | |
35. | Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. | |
36. | Colour all areas corresponding to standing... | |
37. | ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the 2016 Nursteed Farm formation. | |
38. | The final result, matched with the aerial image. |
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