2016 Nursteed Farm formation
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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. |
| Copyright © 2016, Zef Damen, The Netherlands |
