By sunset this evening the skies were looking pretty hazy in Santa Cruz. I took out the Orion Scenix 10x50s just now to confirm just how bad it was. Indeed, too hazy to justify bringing out the scope.

Venus is very nicely positioned in the sky right next to the Pleiades. So close in fact, both fit into the FOV of my binoculars. Multiple object views are the best! So at least I got once nice observation tonight.