Question 1484Navigation General

The correct answer is A) the body's orbital motion during the time required for its light to reach Earth. Planetary aberration is the apparent displacement of a celestial body's position due to the finite speed of light and the motion of the observer (in this case, the Earth). As the Earth orbits the Sun, the Earth's position changes during the time it takes for the light from the celestial body to reach the observer, causing the observed position to be slightly different from the actual position of the body. The other options are incorrect because they do not directly explain the phenomenon of planetary aberration. Refraction (B) and false horizons (C) can cause other types of positional errors, but they are not the primary cause of planetary aberration. Rotation of the Earth (D) is a separate phenomenon that affects the observer's perspective, but it is not the main factor behind planetary aberration.