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Yeah, not convinced myself (Venus crescent without optical aid). I looked several times in the mid-1990s with a teenager's good eyes, and despite a lot of effort when Venus was a thin crescent of 50" or more and well up, day or dusk, I couldn't convincingly see it. This was after reading an S&T report suggesting that it was just about possible when Venus was near it's maximum 60"-ish diameter. So it may be just about possible naked-eye with superb eyes and right around inferior conjunction... but now, at <35", I really doubt it without optical aid!
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