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A professional artist, international judge, teacher, organiser of international exhibitions, artistic director of the magazine The Art of Watercolour and personal adviser to artists and art societies, Janine has won numerous awards for her paintings and gained a reputation as an artist, offering her help, knowledge and advice to others.

Having lived on three continents, in 5 countries, in contact with thousands of artists from all over the world, she now wishes to share her experience with as many people as possible, with the aim of creating an inspiring, stimulating and effective environment for all those who want to make progress with their painting.

As it rose to low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, in late May, the rocket became supersonic before it crossed the disk of the distant Sun -- from the perspective of the well-placed photographer. The spacecraft's high speed caused bow-shaped compressed-air shockwaves to form across leading surfaces, with at least three visible even outside the Sun's disk because they refract sunlight. The trailing exhaust caused turbulence visible on the lower right. None of this was damaging to the robotic Starlink 10-53 mission, which delivered 29 communications satellites to low Earth orbit as planned. And if that isn't amazing enough - the Sun had spots! Sky Surprise: What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (after 1995).