Which visual error increases when sighting stars at lower altitudes using early alidades?

💡 Explanation

Greater atmosphere traversed at low angles causes increased beam bending. Because the atmospheric refraction causes the star's apparent position to shift more dramatically near the horizon, therefore observed altitude deviates from true altitude, rather than parallax which is limited by aperture.

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