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The ancients also had 100% NIL light pollution save maybe some oil/tar lamps, nor any atmospheric pollution! Of course under those conditions, which NONE of us have ever experienced nor ever will (regardless of how dark a site it is), anything is possible.
Seeing Jovian or Saturnian moons - I HIGHLY doubt it. I have my doubts about Venus phases being visible too, due, more than anything, to Venus' extreme albedo which saturates the receptors in the eye. Try using an artificial star at say 100 yard, with a crescent blackened off - I guarantee you will NOT see any visible "phase" of the artificial star.
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