Which positional error increases when astrolabe pinhole sight is misaligned from instrument's central axis?

💡 Explanation

When the pinhole sight is misaligned, parallax error occurs because the observer's line of sight is shifted relative to the intended plane, distorting the altitude reading. Therefore altitude reading result suffers increased parallax, rather than azimuth because it depends on horizontal alignment or hour angle/declination which rely on internal scales.

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