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To the maximum permitted by law, the Perth Observatory excludes all liability to any person or organisation arising directly or indirectly from using this site and any information or material available from it.

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Information at this site:

• is general information provided as part of the Perth Observatory's role in the dissemination of information relating to astronomy,
• is subject to the uncertainties of scientific and technical research and may not be accurate, current or complete,
• is subject to change without notice,
• is not a substitute for independent professional advice and users should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances, and
• may include the views or recommendations of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the Perth Observatory or indicate its commitment to a particular course of action.

Furthermore, Perth Observatory should be contacted directly should the astronomical information you require be of a critical nature. Please note, Perth Observatory levies a charge for such consultancies in order to recoup costs.

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Furthermore, in order to minimise storage requirements all pdf files are optimised for Acrobat version 7 (and later).

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• risk of your computer, software or data being damaged by any virus, disabling codes, worms or other devices and defects which might be transmitted or activated via the website, or your access to it, or the downloading of files from the website, and
• connections transmitted to and from this site being intercepted and modified by third parties.

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Note: This page has been adapted from one in the Australian Bureau of Meteorology website.