A peek at Venus

Caught a glimpse of Venus last evening just before sunset. There was a cloud in the west but Venus peeked out about 10° Alt and almost due west. It was barely visible in the haze and sun glare but easy enough to glimpse unaided. I did not try using binocs. If it's clear in a couple of hours I may try setting up the scope for a peek but that doesn't look like it's going to happen!
My green laser finally arrived from etimeshop. Their email support stinks but their prices are right and the laser works just fine. I'm ready for a starparty and some sidewalk astronomy! Now if I just had a 'droid' with that cool starchart app.