Onion Domes with Mogharnas

These are images and a videos of a Ray Motif Onion Domes. Details of this method are seen in the presentation here. They are constructed from the sixteen (16) mogharnas tiles of the 32-fold division of the circle, seen here.

Views of Ray Motif Expanded Onion Dome

Ray Motif Onion Dome
Ray Motif Onion Dome

Below Ray Onion Dome
Below Ray Onion Dome

Inside Ray Onion Dome
Inside Ray Onion Dome

Closer to Ray Onion Dome
Closer to  Ray Onion Dome

Ray Onion Dome Top
Ray Onion Dome Top

1st Tier Ray Onion Dome
1st Tier Ray Onion Dome

Below Ray Onion Dome
Below Ray Onion Dome

Initially, I discovered a technique for developing ‘onion’ domes with muqarnas.
 
An onion dome expands to an ‘equator’ and then narrows again. So it is important to stop narrowing the dome and begin adding tiers. I used the two expansion methods I initially developed, ray and crescent. With themI created the two above onion muqarnas domes.
 
I created the onion dome with the Ray expansion method first, seen above on the right. An animation of it can be viewed below.
 
The onion muqarnas dome on the left of the top image uses the Crescent expansion method. Viewed it below.
 
As with the other dome expansion methods discussed concerning traditional muqarnas domes in my previous post, there is a large number of onion muqarnas dome types possible. Consider the diagram below. The Ray and Crescent methods are used above. Seven other methods are indicated of an unknown total possible.
 
The most noteworthy thing about muqarnas is the endless possible variations in form. This is without considering the many ways that diverse muqarnas forms may be combined.