{"id":2092,"date":"2025-11-21T10:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microgate.it\/?post_type=progettoprogetti&#038;p=2092"},"modified":"2026-08-12T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T06:54:14","slug":"vlt","status":"publish","type":"progettoprogetti","link":"https:\/\/microgate.it\/en\/astronomy-space\/projects\/vlt\/","title":{"rendered":"VLT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2092\" class=\"elementor elementor-2092\" data-elementor-post-type=\"progettoprogetti\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692b8c0 e-con-full reveal-up e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"692b8c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25c7ef e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-a25c7ef-13c13bb \" data-id=\"a25c7ef\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"a25c7ef\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"d8f460c\" id=\"16363\" src=\"https:\/\/microgate.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VLT.webp\" width=\"450\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microgate.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VLT.webp 450w, https:\/\/microgate.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/VLT-300x224.webp 300w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f7072 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-a2f7072-eba5018 \" data-id=\"a2f7072\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"a2f7072\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"a2f7072\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"5c421f9\" class=\"e-5c421f9-8a1ef32 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5c421f9\">Project Specifications<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e637e4a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-e637e4a-ae573a1 \" data-id=\"e637e4a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"2b2efaa\">8,2 m<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f0a0ab e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-8f0a0ab-14143d0 \" data-id=\"8f0a0ab\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"8f0a0ab\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"8f0a0ab\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"2b64443\" class=\"e-2b64443-ad4e57c e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"2b64443\">Secondary Mirror \u00d8<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"69b64ed\" class=\"e-69b64ed-1b7b10e e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"69b64ed\">1,12 m<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6df51 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-4f6df51-b53d626 \" data-id=\"4f6df51\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"4f6df51\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"4f6df51\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"7bac658\" class=\"e-7bac658-ffe81b4 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"7bac658\">Number of actuators<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"a9f3f8e\" class=\"e-a9f3f8e-98ea396 e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"a9f3f8e\">1170<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f635b17 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-f635b17-b0a3387 \" data-id=\"f635b17\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"f635b17\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"f635b17\">\n    \t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"b6736c8\" class=\"e-b6736c8-2e630ed e-heading-base\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"b6736c8\">Grandezza della struttura<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base \" data-interaction-id=\"81ba8fa\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"81ba8fa\" id=\"2144\" src=\"https:\/\/microgate.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/70-m.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8723e7c e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-8723e7c-96670ed \" data-id=\"8723e7c\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"8723e7c\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"8723e7c\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e20765 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-1e20765-cf4334c \" data-id=\"1e20765\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1e20765\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1e20765\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742ce8d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-742ce8d-9cdaf6e \" data-id=\"742ce8d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"742ce8d\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"742ce8d\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-3e199d6-cc31cff\" 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