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For a well-made and well-maintained sextant, the maximum value of which correction is usually so small that it can be ignored?

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For a well-made and well-maintained sextant, the maximum value of which correction is usually so small that it can be ignored?

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• Sextant errors and corrections: Know the difference between errors that depend on the observer and those that depend on the instrument or the environment. • Order of magnitude of corrections: Think about which corrections are typically several minutes of arc versus fractions of a minute on a properly adjusted sextant. • Good practice vs. exam assumptions: In real life you might apply all corrections, but on exams they may assume ideal conditions for a "well-made and well-maintained" sextant.

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• Which of these corrections depends mainly on the observer’s handling or eyesight, and which depend on physical geometry like height of eye or instrument alignment? • If a sextant has been recently adjusted and is in good condition, which specific error should be almost zero by design? • Among the listed corrections, which one is always applied from external tables regardless of instrument quality, and which ones can be reduced to nearly nothing on a quality instrument?

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• Identify which corrections come from observer factors (you) versus instrument construction/adjustment versus Earth/geometry (like horizon depression). • Ask: for a well-made, well-maintained sextant, which correction is expected to be nearly zero in magnitude under ideal conditions? • Verify which corrections are normally found in Nautical Almanac tables (and therefore are not ignored just because the instrument is good).

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c51a6e0

For a well-made and well-maintained sextant, the maximum value of which correction is usually so small that it can be ignored?

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For a well-made and well-maintained sextant, the maximum value of which correction is usually so small that it can be ignored?

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