I got my 10" Dob out last night to show the grandkids Venus. The 5-year old said "It looks like a banana!" All were impressed. Even the parents were asking good questions, like "What makes it a crescent?" "Why is it so bright, when so little of the surface is illuminated?" "Why is it so much bigger than it was when you showed it to us last January?" And after the naked-eye "star" disappeared into a cloud, "How come we can still see it in the telescope?" Hopefully, I'm sowing seeds of interest for new generations of star gazers. Now is a great time to view Venus: crescent phase, good spring weather! (While both last.) Raeburn G. Kennard Kirton & McConkie 60 East South Temple, Suite 1800 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 (801) 321-4867 direct telephone (801) 328-3600 main switchboard (801) 321-4893 facsimile rkennard@kmclaw.com<mailto:rkennard@kmclaw.com>