Which visual artifact emerged when early Islamic astronomers observed stars through unpolished lenses?

💡 Explanation

When unpolished lenses were used, spherical aberration occurred because light rays passing through lens edges are refracted more than those passing through the center creating coma distortion. Therefore coma distortion results, rather than chromatic aberration, diffraction, or internal reflections which need different optical defects.

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