In the interest of honestly and full disclosure I sat on stand for some extra time. Depending on which part of the right of way you were concerned with the bigger, top quality scopes would have tacked on another ten minutes or so.
That said, a hour after sunset, no way no how.
Some moonlight can change that game with the right scope.
When I still had some Vari-X IIIs in the lineup, the 2.5-8x40mm was surprisingly useable under a full moon. The VX-3i that replaced it was noticeably brighter in daylight, but I never did check that one out in full moon conditions...the need and opportunity just never came up. All those Leupolds went bye-bye, but not on account of the glass quality.
