Skies over Baltimore look a bit more promising tonight - at the end of a disappointing week for those who like to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station as it flies over Maryland with our money. And this time, the sharp-eyed among us may get a bonus - a glimpse of the European Space Agency's Jules Verne automated transport vehicle - a cargo drone on a test run to the ISS this weekend. That's it at left. Here's more, with a video.

The forecast says partly cloudy. I guess we'll have to wait and see which part is cloudy, and whether we get enough of a break to spot the ISS. The station itself is plenty bright to be visible in hazy, twilight skies, but the Jules Verne is much smaller and therefore dimmer. And, it will be flying within about 10 miles of the ISS, so we may not be able to separate the pair except perhaps with binoculars.

Anyway, here are the specifics for tonight.

Watch for the ISS to rise above the western horizon at about 7:57 p.m. It will look like a bright star, except that it will be moving briskly toward the northeast. It will climb as high as 47 degrees above the northwestern horizon - that's about halfway between the horizon and the zenith (straight up) at 7:59 p.m. At that moment the station will be about 300 miles northwest of Baltimore.

From there is will zip off toward the northeast, passing above the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia, and north of the Big Dipper. It will disappear from view at about 8:04 p.m. If you spot it, come back and leave us some comments.

Here's a link to more information about the Jules Verne. This will be our last shot at the ISS for a while. The forecast ahead looks rainy, and evening passes by the ISS will be very brief and low on the horizon, at least through April 7.