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← HistoryWhich visual distortion results when astrolabe sighting vanes are misaligned?
A)Parallax error increases substantially✓
B)Chromatic aberration corrupts sight
C)Spherical aberration concentrates blur
D)Coma aberration creates tailing
💡 Explanation
Parallax effects become prominent because angular displacement shifts the target image relative to markings, therefore, causing errors in astronomical measurements, rather than chromatic or spherical effects that relate to lens characteristics.
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