New Formation at Clearbury Ring.
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Image Copyright Steve Alexander
Location, Clearbury Ring, nr Nunton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, Wheat. 400ft approx.
07/07 seems to be a significant date in the calendar, and after much debate about when this formation appeared, it seems that 07/07/15 is the actual date that this striking formation appeared close to Salisbury. The imagery shows either bombs, missiles or rocket ships. Or is it something else? We also have crescents which seem to be a theme this year.
The formation is large at about 400feet in length. When we took off to fly and photograph this formation, the cloud was closing in, and the light was fleeting as the sun disappeared often behind big obscuring clouds. When crop formations are as large as this, quite often one part of the formation is in sun, while the other end is dull as the cloud blocks the sun. Worst still was the fact that the cloud was slow moving. Once again we had
challenging conditions to fly in.
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Urgent Appeal For Donations.
Can you Help This Week? We are trying our best to record the crop circles this year, but we need your help. Thank you to all of you that have donated so far.
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Image Copyright Karen Alexander
Can you make a donation of £50.00 this week?
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Help, or click the photo above. This will take you to our website where you can make a donation to help us continue to do what we do.
The crop circles are coming thick and fast, and we need your support to help us record the crop circles in the UK.
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will be launched this week. All our new 2015 images will be there to see. Its been a long process but we are getting there. You can view more images on our Temporary Temples Press Facebook page in the meantime.
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Clouds Gather Over The 07/07 Formation.
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Image Copyright Steve Alexander
The Clearbury Ring formation in the landscape.
Once again we have a crop circle close to an acient site. This time at the Iron Age hill fort close to Salisbury.
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Flying low over the Clearbury Ring formation.
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Image Copyright Steve Alexander
We had to take two flights over this formation as the weather on the first flight was not clear enough to get all of the photos we wanted. On the second flight we still had tricky cloud conditions as there was significant high cloud bringing with it hazy
sunlight. We always want to try and bring to you the best qualiy images possible. Hence the two flights.
In the distance you can see the tree lined Iron Age hill fort of Clearbury Ring.
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Ringed Circle At Devil's Den.
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Image Copyright Steve Alexander
Location, Devil's Den, Clatford Bottom, nr Marlborough, Wiltshire. 60ft approx. Wheat crop.
The Dolmen at Devils Den has had several crop circles form close to it over the years, but this latest event is probably the most simplistic. It does take us back to the 1980s and the 1990s as this kind of simple formation was quite common in the past. Not so much these days. This
circle is about 60ft wide and is in wheat.
The Dolmen is located close to the stone circle at Avebury in Wiltshire at Clatford Bottom. You can visit the Den these days as the farmer has made it accessible. In days past it was not open to the public, as it was in the farmers crop field. Well worth a visit.
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The Dolmen and its Companion.
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Image Copyright Steve Alexander
This is a low helicopter shot of the Dolmen and its new visitor.
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Don't forget to get your tickets for The Summer Crop Circle Lectures 2015. Summer Lectures Website To be
Updated Soon.
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Tickets now on sale for the 2015 event.
The Summer Lectures website is to be updated soon with the 2015 speakers list. We have been busy working on our new Temporarytemples website which will be launched in the near future, so things are a bit behind this year.
Dates: Friday 31st July – Sunday 2nd August 2015 Venue: Town Hall,
St. John’s Street, Devizes, Wilts, UK Our 2015 Programme at a glance: Friday 31st July 2015 – Day Crop Circle Coach Tour Friday 31st July 2015 – Evening Crop Circle Geometry Workshop Saturday & Sunday 1st & 2nd August 2015 – Main Lecture Programme Saturday 1st August 2015 – Evening Crop Circles & Consciousness Workshop Sunday 2nd August 2015 – Evening Conference Dinner The Summer Crop Circle Lectures is the world’s leading crop circle conference. Researchers and enthusiasts gather together from around the globe each summer to present and share new ideas, experiences and research into this enigmatic phenomenon. Our programme combines top national and international speakers, along with exciting newcomers to provide a broad collection of ideas and thinking on the subject. Above all, the weekend is a
celebration of the inspiration and influence these magnificent forms have had on our culture and it is an opportunity to meet new people and network with like-minded souls. Our conference is firmly centred around the crop circles, but that focus should not be confused with a narrowness of vision. The circles are considered alongside many other related subjects and disciplines, which makes for a stimulating, vibrant and wide-ranging programme.
Our venue has full disabled access and we provide light refreshments on site. We will also have a collection of trade stands, including all the latest crop circle photographs, films and books for sale. Don’t forget your pen for a signed copy! We look forward
to welcoming you to our event…
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Crop Circle/Sacred Sites Coach Tour 2015.
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Image copyright Dan Vidler.
Crop Circles/Wiltshire's Sacred Sites Coach Tour with Dan Vidler and Jonathan DeVierville. Both are enormously experienced crop circle researchers and tour
guides.
We pick up at the Bear Hotel in Devizes (next-door to our main conference venue). We leave at 9.30am sharp, and drop back at the Bear Hotel at 4.30pm (approx). We have limited places on this very popular tour, so please book early!
There can be no substitute for a first-hand visit to the crop circles. Spending time examining the fine detail inside the circles and soaking up their enigmatic spaces is a unique and amazing experience! Cautionary Note: For the first time in 9 years, we were unable to arrange permission to enter any circles for our 2014 tour. 2014 had seen only a handful circles in Wiltshire and of those that had appeared despite our very best efforts, the farmers did not want visitors. We did arrange an alternative itinerary and the tour went ahead, visiting Avebury Stone Circle and the Crop Circle Exhibition in Devizes Museum. Several well known researchers also helped out and spent time with those on
the tour. Who knows what 2015 will bring? We hope some circles for you all to visit! But we would like everyone booking this tour to know when they book that while we will do everything we can to ensure permission for our tour to visit we feel its only fair to tell you that cannot guarantee either crop circles, or cooperative farmers. So as per last year there will be an alternative itinerary in place should
we need it. As usual, we provide a delicious buffet lunch served in a local country village hall. Transport, tour guides, payments to farmers/attractions and your lunch are included in the ticket price. Transport will be an air-conditioned coach.
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The Crop Circle Summer Lectures - Geometry Workshop. Friday 31st July 2015.
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Friday Evening Geometry Workshop. Learn about number, proportion and meaning. Step by Step drawing instructions and all equipment provided.
Michael Glickman & Karen Alexander will be your guides through the realms of sacred geometry and drawing the crop circle forms. Michael has long been acknowledged as one of the foremost authorities on Crop Circle Geometry and Karen Alexander is well known for her beautiful drawings of the crop formations. Together they make a formidable
team! Explore the numbers, ratios and proportions found in the crop circle designs and then try your hand at drawing some crop circle patterns! This fascinating workshop will be a hands-on experience, with plenty of opportunity to try exercises with compass and straight edge - to feel (in your hands) the way the crop circle patterns come together. Don't worry if you are a novice, there will be plenty of help on hand and we will provide all your drawing
equipment! The workshop is to be led by circles researchers Michael Glickman and Karen Alexander who bring their considerable experience in this field to the event. This is always a hugely popular workshop so please book early, limited places are available! The workshop will be held in the Assembly Room on the upper floor of the Town Hall and will
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Please Support Us! How you Can
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Please help us raise money for our flights to record the crop circles in the UK...
We have always been committed to providing the best quality crop circle photography anywhere. Not only as a record of the phenomenon as it unfolds, but also as a legacy for future generations. High quality images are essential for the future and not only will hold more information, but will also show the
magnificence of the crop circles in the landscape and hopefully record the majesty and beauty of the circles for generations who were not there to witness them first hand. The cost of obtaining our high quality images each year is huge (running
in to thousands of pounds). We hire a small helicopter and use high-end digital SLRs to record the images. While it is true that there are cheaper methods for photographing the circles, there is a more damaging cost to the quality of pictures possible using there methods (drones etc.) where using expensive digital cameras would not be practical or possible. Because of our commitment to quality and our awareness of costs, we regularly review our practices and at the moment (as of 2015) we remain convinced that our current operating methods allow us to get the best images possible. It is through the sales of our year books, photos and other merchandise that meeting the cost of our photography possible. We also reply on our donors who very kindly help top up our flight fund each year. We never take any of our
supporters for granted and are constantly humbled and amazed at their generosity. Every sale and every donation, no matter how humble counts, and helps us continue to record this beautiful phenomenon. Here
are a few ways you can help (not all include sales or donations). 1. You can make a donation. Click on the button below to find out more about making a donation. 2. You can help by making purchases from our online shop. Sales of our products help directly finance our work. Many send gifts to friends and loved ones - all sales really do help. 3. If you are unable to make a donation or purchase yourself, perhaps you
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