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← HistoryWhich navigational error increases when haze obscures horizon visibility during celestial observation made with a sextant?
A)Incorrect angular elevation readings✓
B)Errors in time estimation occur
C)Deviation is small dead reckoning
D)Magnetic compass bearing inaccuracies increase
💡 Explanation
Inaccurate sextant readings occur because indistinct horizons impair accurate limb alignment, therefore instrument error escalates because haze interferes with precisely measuring the angles of heavenly bodies above a known horizon, rather than affecting time or compass readings.
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