2002 Sompting formation
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Reconstruction of the 2002 Sompting formation | ||
| 1. |
| Draw a square. |
| 2. |
| Construct the inscribed circle of square 1. Draw the horizontal and vertical centerlines. |
| 3. |
| Construct the circumscribed circle of square 1. |
| 4. |
| Construct the inscribed hexagon (regular 6-sided polygon) of circle 2. |
| 5. |
| Construct the inscribed circle of hexagon 4. |
| 6. |
| Construct the inscribed hexadecagon (regular 16-sided polygon) of circle 2. Number the angular points counterclockwise, starting with nr. 0 from the rightmost angular point. |
| 7. |
| Draw the connecting line between angular points nr. 1 and nr. 12 of hexadecagon 6. |
| 8. |
| Construct a circle concentric to circle 2, tangent to line 7. |
| 9. |
| Copy circle 3 to angular point nr. 0 of hexadecagon 6. |
| 10. |
| Copy circle 3 to angular point nr. 8 of hexadecagon 6. |
| 11. |
| Copy circle 3 to angular point nr. 15 of hexadecagon 6. |
| 12. |
| Copy circle 3 to angular point nr. 7 of hexadecagon 6. |
| 13. |
| Draw the connecting line between angular points nr. 3 and nr. 12 of hexadecagon 6. |
| 14. |
| Construct a circle concentric to circle 2, tangent to line 13. |
| 15. |
| Copy circle 14 twice, to the outermost intersections of circles 9 and 11 and of circles 10 and 12. |
| 16. |
| Copy circle 14 another two times, to the lower intersection of circle 9 and rightmost circle 15, and to the upper intersection of circle 10 and leftmost circle 15. |
| 17. |
| Only circles 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 16 are needed for the reconstruction. |
| 18. |
| Leave out all parts not visible in the formation. |
| 19. |
| Colour green all areas corresponding to flattened crop. This finishes the reconstruction of the 2002 Sompting formation. |
| 20. |
| The final result, matched with the aerial image. |
| Copyright © 2002, Zef Damen, The Netherlands |
