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What is the major problem with taking high altitude sun observations?

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What is the major problem with taking high altitude sun observations?

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• High altitude sun sights and how they affect sight reduction accuracy • The role of refraction and dip corrections at different altitudes • Practical vs. theoretical problems in using a sextant at very high altitudes

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• Think about what physically changes when the Sun is very high in the sky and how that affects the reliability of your measured altitude and the corrections you apply. • Ask yourself which of the options describes an issue that becomes worse specifically at high altitudes, not one that would be the same at low or moderate altitudes. • Consider whether the main difficulty is about using the sextant itself, the stability of the reading, or the accuracy of the correction tables you must apply.

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• Identify which choices describe problems that would occur at any altitude, not just high ones—these are less likely to be the unique ‘major problem’. • Check which option is tied to how well correction tables or refraction assumptions work when the observed altitude is very large. • Make sure the choice you pick is clearly linked to a change in observation or correction quality that is unique to high altitudes.

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What is the major problem with taking high altitude sun observations?

The tables are not as accurate due to inherent errors in the spherical triangle at high altitudes.

It is difficult to establish the point where the sextant is vertical to the horizon.

Rapidly changing altitudes make it difficult to get an accurate altitude.

Possible errors due to unusual refraction may exist.

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