Which error arises when an astrolabe's alidade is misaligned relative to the horizon ring?

💡 Explanation

When the alidade (sighting rule) is misaligned, a systematic altitude error known as parallax occurs because angles are measured relative to a tilted reference frame, shifting celestial positions. Therefore systematic altitude errors result, rather than timing, distortion, or direction which require different alignment errors.

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