Which risk increases when aligning an astrolabe during daylight observations of a bright star?

💡 Explanation

When aligning an astrolabe to observe a bright star in daylight, the sun's heat concentrated by the solar filter can cause thermal stress due to differential expansion, leading to filter cracking. Therefore solar filter thermal cracking risk increases, rather than eye damage, corrosion, or altitude error which involve distinct mechanisms and different environmental factors.

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