Daily Archives: June 7, 2006

Mandan summer bandshell concert series

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Last night the bandshell in Mandan was home to the sounds of Bill and Sarah Franke. Mr. Franke, as most of us know him, was the choir director at Mandan High for many years, and his daughter Sarah is a graphic artist in the Bis-Man area.

Last night they treated us to a wide variety of music and a nice relaxed good time. The picnic tables were full so I wish I’d done like most people and brought a folding chair or something! If you weren’t there, you really missed out.  The series runs from June 5th to August 17th.

POES let me down last night

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This was the ominous display of the POES map last night around midnight:

Looks like we’re headed for a meltdown, doesn’t it? So I bolted up north of town with a good friend of mine, and saw…well, nothing. The sky had a light glow to it, but that’s it. Nothing to report.

That red streak is a plane drifting along the horizon…when the shutter is open for 30 seconds you tend to get neat little artifacts like that.

Oh well, better luck next time! Not to worry, though; we’re heading into another stretch of meteor activity such as the Arietid, June Taurid, and zeta Perseid meteor showers.