A Tessellation Featuring {8/3} Octagrams, Squares, and Pointed Crosses

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Eight Overlapping {8/3} Star Octagons

These octagrams were rotated about the center point. Every other one is yellow, and between the yellow ones are blue ones. The green areas are where the blue and yellow octagrams coincide.

A Tessellation of Star Octagons, and Two Sizes of Squares

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tessellation of star octagons and two sizes of squares

Tessellation Using {8/3} Star Octagons and Squares

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Tessellation Using {8/3} Star Octagons and Squares

The tessellation of the plane which uses regular convex octagons and squares is well-known. This related tessellation, however, is not. I didn’t know it existed until I stumbled across it . . . although I very much doubt I am the first person to do so.