"Robert Spanjaard" wrote in message
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I'm really surprised to see the lightning.

So am I. The live coverage on NASA TV was nothing but clear sky, but it's
hard to see where Glen was located (and so, in which direction he was
looking). "Across the River" doesn't make much sense to me when I look at
the map.

I'm not surprised because you saw a clear sky, but because of NASA's
wariness of lightning.