Reconstruction of the
2026 Zürcher Weinland (Switzerland) formation

1. Draw a circle. Draw and extend the horizontal and vertical centerlines.

2. Draw the connecting line between the center of circle 1 and its upper intersection with the vertical centerline. Divide this line into six equal parts. Number the division nodes 1 - 5, from the center upwards.

3. Construct a circle concentric to circle 1, passing through node 2 nr. 1.

4. Construct a circle centered at node 2 nr. 1, tangent to circle 1 at the upper side.

5. Construct a circle centered at the lower intersection of circle 3 and the vertical centerline, passing through node 2 nr. 4.

6. Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, passing through the center of circle 1.

7. Construct a circle centered at the lefthand intersection of circles 3 and 6, tangent to circle 4 at the near side.

8. Construct a circle centered at node 2 nr. 1, passing through node 2 nr. 2.

9. Construct a circle centered at the righthand intersection of circles 3 and 8, tangent to circle 5 at the near side.

10. Construct a circle concentric to circle 6, tangent to circle 9 at the near side.

11. Construct a circle concentric to circle 8, tangent to circle 7 at the near side.

12. Construct a circle concentric to circle 11, passing through the lefthand intersection of circles 3 and 6.

13. Construct a circle concentric to circle 10, passing through the righthand intersection of circles 3 and 8.

14. Construct a circle concentric to circle 7, tangent to circle 12 at the near side.

15. Construct a circle concentric to circle 9, tangent to circle 13 at the near side.

16. Construct a circle concentric to circle 4, tangent to circle 14 at the near side.

17. Construct a circle concentric to circle 5, tangent to circle 15 at the near side.

18. Construct a "two-points" circle (defined by the two end-points of a centerline) between the upper intersections of circles 5 and 16 with the vertical centerline.

19. Construct a "two-points" circle between the center of circle 18 and its upper intersection with the vertical centerline.

20. Copy circle 19 to its own upper intersection with the vertical centerline.

21. Copy circle 19 to the lower intersection of circle 17 and the vertical centerline.

22. Circles 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, and 21, are used for the final reconstruction.

23. Remove all parts not visible within the formation itself.

24. Colour all areas corresponding to standing...

25. ...or to flattened crop, and finish the reconstruction of the 2026 Zürcher Weinland (Switzerland) formation.

26. The final result, matched with the aerial image.

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