2025 The Gallops formation
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Reconstruction of the 2025 The Gallops formation | ||
| 1. |
| Draw a circle. Draw the horizontal and vertical centerlines. |
| 2. |
| Construct the inscribed octagon (regular 8-sided polygon) of circle 1, pointing up. |
| 3. |
| Construct the inscribed circle of octagon 2. |
| 4. |
| Construct the inscribed equilateral triangle of circle 1, pointing up. |
| 5. |
| Construct the inscribed circle of triangle 4. |
| 6. |
| Construct the inscribed octagon of circle 5, pointing up. |
| 7. |
| Construct the inscribed circle of octagon 6. |
| 8. |
| Draw the connecting line from the center of circle 5 to the upper righthand angular point of octagon 6. |
| 9. |
| Construct the inscribed square of circle 7, with one angular point on line 8. |
| 10. |
| Construct a circle centered at the intersection of the righthand side of square 9 and the horizontal centerline, passing through the center of circle 5. |
| 11. |
| Construct the inscribed pentagon (regular 5-sided polygon) of circle 10, pointing to the right. |
| 12. |
| Construct the inscribed circle of pentagon 11. |
| 13. |
| Construct the inscribed square of square 9, pointing to the right. |
| 14. |
| Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, tangent to circle 12 at the lefthand side. |
| 15. |
| Copy circle 14 to the intersection of square 13 and line 8. |
| 16. |
| Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, tangent to circle 15 at the lower lefthand side. |
| 17. |
| Construct the circumscribed square of circle 16, pointing to the right. |
| 18. |
| Copy circle 16 to the righthand angular point of square 13. |
| 19. |
| Construct a (small) circle centered at the lefthand intersection of circle 18 and the horizontal centerline, tangent to circle 16 at the righthand side. |
| 20. |
| Copy circle 19 to the intersection of square 17 and line 8. |
| 21. |
| Copy circle 19 to the intersection of square 13 and line 8. |
| 22. |
| Copy circle 19 to the righthand intersection of circle 12 and the horizontal centerline. |
| 23. |
| Copy circle 19 to the righthand intersection of circle 10 and the horizontal centerline. |
| 24. |
| Construct a square inside square 17, with sides parallel and equidistant to the sides of square 17, tangent to circle 20 at the lower lefthand side, as shown. |
| 25. |
| Construct a square outside square 13, with sides parallel and equidistant to the sides of square 13, tangent to circle 21 at the upper righthand side, as shown. |
| 26. |
| Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to circle 22 at the lefthand side. |
| 27. |
| Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, tangent to circle 23 at the righthand side. |
| 28. |
| Copy circles 10, 12, 26, and 27, three times, to the other angular points of square 13. |
| 29. |
| Circles 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 26, 27, and 28, and squares 13, 17, 24, and 25, are used for the final reconstruction. |
| 30. |
| Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself. |
| 31. |
| Colour all areas corresponding to standing... |
| 32. |
| ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the 2025 The Gallops formation. |
| 33. |
| The final result, matched with two aerial images. |
| Copyright © 2025, Zef Damen, The Netherlands |
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