<p>I have two Galileo 700mm x 60mm Astro/Terrestrial Refractor Telescopes. Can I take the lenses out and make one powerful telescope, something like an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_and_parallel_circuits#Series_circuits" rel="nofollow noreferrer">optical series circuit</a>?</p>

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2019-01-24T16:27:28.983Z
No-- the lenses in a telescope have a specific role that can't be performed by a combination of lenses.  You can rig them as giant binoculars though, which some have found worthwhile.
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I suggested an edit to clarify what you are probably after, feel free to roll-back in case my edit does not reflect what you mean.
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Combining lenses from two telescopes to build a more powerful one?
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# Combining lenses from two telescopes to build a more powerful one?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-24)

I have two Galileo 700mm x 60mm Astro/Terrestrial Refractor Telescopes. Can I take the lenses out and make one powerful telescope, something like an [optical series circuit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_and_parallel_circuits#Series_circuits)?

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> **username_1**: No-- the lenses in a telescope have a specific role that can't be performed by a combination of lenses.  You can rig them as giant binoculars though, which some have found worthwhile.  
> **username_2**: I suggested an edit to clarify what you are probably after, feel free to roll-back in case my edit does not reflect what you mean.  

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