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Coupla suggestions
Hi bs and welcome aboard. Another point worth noting is that you are using an excellent planetary scope, but your eyepieces aren't ideal ones for its long focal length (= high magnification), in average to poor seeing conditions. That Meade plossl won't be doing your scope's optics any favours even on a good night - Televue plossls are pretty much the gold standard in that eyepiece type and have never been cheaper after a recent price reduction! I'd especially recommend the 32mm TV plossl if you want to upgrade but have a tight budget.
Your 10mm Radian will be excellent for planetary use on a good seeing night (also for the moon and double stars), but as you are finding, its magnification is too much if the sky is unfavourable. An eyepiece in the high teens (a 19mm Panoptic is my favourite), will give you a crisper and more enjoyable view even on an average night, IMHO.
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