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Old 12th Jan 2016, 22:57
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Chu Chu
 
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Blip,

I got the same number as you did by using .27 as the radius of the light. If it's really .27 M in diameter, you need to divide by 2 to get the radius, then square and multiply by Pi to get the area. (Or use the square of the diameter and divide by 4 at the end.) Assuming the mistake wasn't in your post, the value you got is 4 times too high. (Of course, that's per light.)
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