Eli5 Why can’t microscopes and telescopes be used interchangeably?

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Eli5 Why can’t microscopes and telescopes be used interchangeably?

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It’s about scale. Microscopes focus the light reflected from the very small. Pointing them at the very large would result in seeing things with less than what can be seen without them.

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