{"id":27493,"date":"2020-05-13T16:07:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symetrie.fr\/telescope-mirror-adjustment\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:56:07","slug":"m2-optical-telescope","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/symetrie.fr\/en\/applications\/astronomy\/m2-optical-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"M2 optical telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image=&#8221;35828&#8243; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; background_image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;80&#8243; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; 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