Which optical effect degraded astrolabe accuracy during twilight observations?

💡 Explanation

Atmospheric refraction causes light to bend differentially, therefore observed star positions shifted. This *refraction* bends the low angle star light observed through the astrolabe at twilight altitudes; rather than creating visual distortions from spherical aberration on the small apertures.

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