The VLT certainly outguns the Bananascope !
Bananascope: http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/2010/leotriplet2010.html
VLT: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110803.html
Mark
I think the neighbours will have something to say if you decide to upgrade ;)
It's not the VLT it's the VST (Survey telescope), even so there's quite impressive detail in the larger version.
Robert