It's not right. You can't see molecules through a visual microscope. It's all electronic microscopes and data are bring processed through a computer before you see it. Just like any pictures you see on your computer.
If the Earth is flat with no curvatures, you would be able to send a powerful laser beam from the British west coast to the american east coast. But you can't. However, you can reflect a laser beam on the moon because there's a laser reflector up there.