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User Lumos3 under low illumination
My name is Graham Hale, I live in Hertfordshire, UK. I studied mechanical engineering at university and have worked in software engineering all my life .
Now semi-retired, I was a Business Systems Analyst and professional Business Facilitator with a special interest in Agile methods. I now work paid and voluntary for the care of the elderly particularly those with dementia.
Bright Sunlight provides illumination (Luminance) of approximately 1,600,000,000 candella per square meter at noon at the equator at the Earth's surface.The brightness of normal living room lighting is about 200 candella per square meter. - Stained glassTiffany dragonfly lamp with pigeon sculpturesFull moon on a clear night gives about 0.27 candella per square meterStarlight on a clear moonless night provides illumination of approximately 0.001 candella per square meter.
Personal statement
I chose the name Lumos3 to underline my intention to be someone who brings some light into confused Wikipedia articles. The number 3 stands for the 3 worlds of reality according to my favourite philosopher Karl Popper, especially for world 3 which Wikipedia inhabits.
I found Wikipedia in September 2003 when helping my son with his homework on the French Revolution. Even then it was the best material available on the internet.
I have been regularly contributing ever since. Which means I have been editing Wikipedia for 20 years, 10 months and 19 days.
and computing, geography and history where I have lifelong interests.
I am slowly populating the 1000 women of achievement celebrated in the floor of the installation artwork The Dinner Party by feminist artist Judy Chicago.