This is Venus, as I photographed it with my iPhone, not using any special lens, the evening of Monday, 6-8-2015:http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6234 This is a cropped version so the crescent is more visible. I could see it as a somewhat-smeary crescent without aid other than my glasses -- that's why I photographed it:http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=6240 Thanks for taking a look -- Joe