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Which of the four adjustable errors in the sextant is the principle cause of index error?

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Which of the four adjustable errors in the sextant is the principle cause of index error?

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• Index error and how it appears when bringing the horizon together with no celestial body observed • Relationship between the index mirror and horizon glass when the sextant reads 0° • Which adjustments affect parallelism versus perpendicularity

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• When you set the sextant to 0°, what two images of the horizon are you actually comparing, and through which mirrors? • Which specific misalignment would cause the two horizon images to be offset even when the scale reads 0°? • Of the four listed adjustments, which one directly controls whether the reflected ray and direct ray are aligned when the index is at zero?

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• Be clear on how the index error test is performed (sextant set to 0°, viewing the horizon). • Identify which component(s) control the relative angle between the index mirror and the horizon glass. • Eliminate any options that mainly affect perpendicularity to the frame without directly setting the angle between the two mirrors.

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Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c5197e7

Which of the four adjustable errors in the sextant is the principle cause of index error?

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Which of the four adjustable errors in the sextant is the principle cause of index error?

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