How to See Europe's Last Space Station Cargo Ship in the Night Sky

A robotic European cargo vessel is closing in on the International Space Station over the coming week, and skywatchers can follow the chase. The European Space Agency's fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5) blasted off July 29 and is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting lab on Aug. 12. There will be a number of opportunities to see both the space station and the cargo ship streaking across the night sky, even for observers in brightly lit cities. ATV-5, which is named "Georges Lemaitre" after the Belgian astronomer and priest, is stocked with 7.3 tons of experiments, spare parts, clothing, food, fuel, air, oxygen and water for the space station's six-person crew. More

(Source: Space.com - Aug 8)