... Science User Portal . ... Travel and Contacts . ... Telescopes Instruments . ... The HAWK-I instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile has been used to great effect in producing this distinctive image of the distant galaxy NGC 157. Boasting a central sweep of stars resembling a giant "S", reminiscent of the comic book hero SupermanтАЩs symbol, this celestial spiral is indeed a super example of how new technology is helping us to learn more about the cosmos. ...