Does Neptune receive sunlight

Answer 1

Yes and no.

Neptune gets very little sunlight because it is so far from the sun.

When light does reach Neptune, the red spectrum of the dim sunlight is absorbed my the methane atmosphere and the blue light spectrum is reflected off the methane, which gives the planet its blue colour.

Answer 2

Neptune's atmospheric composition includes 85% Hydrogen, 13% Helium and around 2% Carbon Monoxide. There are also traces of ammonia, ethane, acetylene, Carbon Monoxide and Hydrosulfide. These are toxic gases and if you were to step on Neptune without a spacesuit the gases would kill you almost immediately. :')

Answer 3

Neptune is a gas giant, so it has a very thick atmosphere. The dark spot on Neptune is a large storm in the atmosphere.

Answer 4

There would be sunlight on Neptune, but the sun would appear to be much smaller than it does on Earth, because it is a lot further away.

Answer 5

Yes. While Neptune gets less light from the sun than Earth does, it still gets plenty of light. If it were not for this we would never be able to see it.

Answer 6

Yes, Neptune does radiate more energy than it recieves from the sun. Other planets that do the same thing are Jupiter and Saturn.

Answer 7

It receives ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

Answer 8

Yes. If Neptune did not receive and reflect sunlight, we would never be able to see it.