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Which consequence resulted from parallax limitations when medieval Islamic astronomers mapped constellations?

A)Overestimated stellar albedo values
B)Inaccurate star distance calculations
C)Underestimated planetary retrograde motion
D)Spurious exoplanet transit detections

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Inaccurate star distance calculations happened because *parallax measurement*, where apparent stellar shifts are measured against background stars, wasn't precise given the instruments available. Therefore, near/far distances were hard to resolve, rather than albedo, retro motion or transit detection error.

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