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FLORIDA TODAY photographer Craig Bailey captured a striking image of lightning at Kennedy Space Center.

The photo was taken during a weather delay for a Falcon 9 launch.

Bailey used a lightning detector and long exposure to capture the image.

Sometimes, the decision is easy.

It was 4:53 a.m. Monday when photographer Malcolm Denemark sent me and the other editors an email on photo plans for the week. He was still awake after shooting an early morning SpaceX launch, and he noted they'd gotten some good liftoff photos.

But Denny, as we call him, also called attention to colleague Craig Bailey's stunning Kennedy Space Center lightning picture: "We also have Craig's amazing lightning shot (the reason launch was delayed) around the VAB. This photo needs to run across th

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