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# Being able to watch a sunset
- URL: https://journal.jatan.space/being-able-to-watch-a-sunset/
- Published: 2023-01-30T12:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-19T07:05:57.000Z
- Author: Jatan

To [Manu’s post](https://manuelmoreale.com/a-moment-on-the-lake), which says:

> Sometimes a beautiful sunset on a lake is all it takes to be happy.

The post reminded me of my article exploring the [possibilities of life on starless worlds](https://jatan.space/is-life-possible-on-rogue-planets). I can’t help but wonder about the incredible views they would miss. I’m fully aware I’m coming across as anthropocentric here but I’m a human after all. The serenity of sunsets and sunrises that our Earth and solar system are capable of producing really does make me happy.

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2024/10/dusk-painting.jpg)

Dusk at Suvarna river, Manipal, India

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2024/10/horizon-glow.jpg)

Horizon glow

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2024/10/smudgy-sunset.jpg)

A smudgy Sun about to set

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2024/10/tifr-colaba-sunset-2.jpg)

A sunset’s glow over the Indian ocean

![](https://journal.jatan.space/content/images/2024/10/mumbai-sunset.jpg)

Sunset at a beach in Mumbai