Which navigational error arises when poorly calibrated sextants experience thermal expansion?

💡 Explanation

Thermal expansion modifies the sextant's frame alignment, thus angular measurement undergoes parallax error, because the Alidade mirror shifts. Therefore, celestial angles becomes difficult to calibrate accurately, rather than affecting unrelated factors like wind calculations.

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