{"id":31816,"date":"2022-05-24T10:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T10:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=31816"},"modified":"2022-05-24T10:17:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T10:17:05","slug":"southern-summer-time-on-neptune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/2022\/05\/24\/southern-summer-time-on-neptune\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern summer time on Neptune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image article-in-image bild\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1584\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-31815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef.jpg 1584w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-1536x432.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1584px) 100vw, 1584px\" \/><figcaption>A recent warming in temperature at Neptune\u2019s southern pole has been detected by astronomers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">The weather could be taking a turn for the better in Neptune\u2019s southern hemisphere, after a long-term monitoring project has measured a recent jump in temperature at the pole.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Ground-based telescopes have been monitoring the atmospheric temperature on Neptune since 2003. The planet\u2019s southern hemisphere began its summer in 2005, but change has been slow as each season lasts around 40 years. Between 2003 and 2018, the team noticed a steady drop in global temperature of around 8\u02daC. However, this jumped abruptly when the south pole\u2019s temperature rose by 11\u02daC in just two years, between 2018 and 2020.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">\u201cTemperature variations may be related to seasonal changes in Neptune\u2019s atmospheric chemistry, which can alter how effectively the atmosphere cools,\u201d says Michael Roman from the University of Leicester, who led the study. \u201cBut random variability in weather patterns or even a response to the 11\u2013year solar activity cycle may also have an effect. This all points towards a more complicated picture of Neptune\u2019s atmosphere and how it changes with time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/le.ac.uk\">https:\/\/le.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">ESO\/M. ROMAN, NAOJ\/SUBARU\/COMICS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather could be taking a turn for the better in Neptune\u2019s southern hemisphere, after a long-term monitoring project has measured a recent jump in temperature at the pole. Ground-based telescopes have been monitoring the atmospheric temperature on Neptune since 2003. The planet\u2019s southern hemisphere began its summer in 2005, but change has been slow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":31815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","purple_page_number":"14","purple_custom_meta_purple_page_number":"14","purple_seq_number":"3","purple_custom_meta_purple_seq_number":"3","purple_source_article":"article_14-3.xml","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_article":"article_14-3.xml","purple_source_issue":"June-2022","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_issue":"June-2022","purple_external_id":"June-2022-14-3","purple_custom_meta_purple_external_id":"June-2022-14-3","purple_issue_code":"|0000086553||","purple_custom_meta_purple_issue_code":"|0000086553||","purple_android_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_custom_meta_purple_android_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_ios_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_custom_meta_purple_ios_product":"com.im.skyatnight.205","purple_web_product":"","purple_custom_meta_purple_web_product":"","purple_publication_id":"075fab74-0a21-4201-866a-899d6c41c40c","purple_migrated":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[14],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"< 1","apple_news_title":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef.jpg",1584,446,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-300x84.jpg",300,84,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-768x216.jpg",768,216,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-1024x288.jpg",800,225,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef-1536x432.jpg",1536,432,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2022\/05\/50686760-05d7-4d0e-9e8b-c364d3a106ef.jpg",1584,446,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The weather could be taking a turn for the better in Neptune\u2019s southern hemisphere, after a long-term monitoring project has measured a recent jump in temperature at the pole. 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