Which distortion increases when an astrolabe's projection diverges significantly from the stereographic reference point?

💡 Explanation

When the projection deviates from stereographic, angular distortion increases because the projection's properties deviate from conformality, leading to inaccurate angle representations. Therefore, angular measurements become inaccurate, rather than temporal drift, material expansion, or dimming, which depend on separate instrument properties.

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