What a difference a day makes

I went out tonight to see if I could find this month's binocular highlights from S&T: ceres and vesta.  They are not far from Spica which was nice and bright near Mars last night.  Unlike last night which was clear and cool, tonight was hot and muggy with a storm moving in.  Spica was only occasionally visible, Mars not at all, and even Arcturus sometimes disappeared from view!  Last night was great and I put my new Nikon 10x50 to good use with M6, M7 and M8 all near Scorpius quite visible.  The 10x50's are a 'present' from the Helena Montana area geocachers.  They had an event last June 21 which we were able to make on our trip west this year.  We had a great time and I even won several door prizes, including the 10x50s!  Last night I decided that they were going to become my preferred binocular observing tool.  Tonight was a bust though.  I'll have to wait until the next clear night to try to find my two asteroids.  I hope I don't have to wait until the NASA satellite gets to Ceres next Spring!