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Which effect would increasing humidity have within an al-Haytham's camera obscura used for astronomical observation?

A)Increased diffraction diminishes image clarity
B)Lens cracking compromises resolution integrity
C)Humidity causes optical chromatic aberration
D)Optical astigmatism reduces pinpoint accuracy

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Increased humidity causes water vapor accumulation, because this increases the amount of light diffraction via Mie scattering, therefore image clarity diminishes on the projection screen near the pinhole aperture, rather than chromatic aberration issues of image sharpness arising from the lens itself in more modern systems.

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