Sol (Sun) and its phenomena

Yes, I've noticed it too. Sunspots appear on the solar disk, a lot is expected of them and they only produce minor eruptions. Recently AR3088 for example. An X-class eruption was expected but didn't happen until it was on the far side. It may have reached class X if it had occurred on this side.



I was looking for information about this phenomenon but it seems that current science does not know either.

On june 2020 this question was asked in the SpaceWeatherlive..com forum:

I have been watching the Sun for over a year now and I have noticed that during the summer of 2019 we had a few small sunspots form on the backside and die before they went over the east limb, and we have been seeing this again over the past month or so and I am curious whether we will get as many sunspots on the earth side as the far side. I am also curious whether there are causes to this.

Answer:

It's a research that hasn't been done because of the lack of data we have of the farside. Not every bright arc on Stereo is a sunspot region (unless they cause flares that can be observed from Stereo and is always very likely to be associated with a sunspot region) so it's difficult to get numbers from that side. In SC24 we have also seen some major activity on the farside but those regions never survived long enough to have some activity left on the frontside. In any case, we will have regions that will form on the visible solar disk. there's just not a pattern to it to which longitude they will form and the lifetime of any region is also very variable.

So I looked for articles related to the electric universe theory.

Sunspot Mysteries​

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.’
– Rene Descartes


Expressions of surprise and puzzlement are commonplace at new discoveries in astrophysics and the detailed sunspot photos provide their share. It is because accepted theories have proven to be spectacularly non-predictive. It is a clear signal for independent minds that an opportunity exists to clear up mysteries that have dogged our finest scientists for most of the 20th century.

As Fred Hoyle long ago pointed out; the Sun does not conform to the expected behavior of an internally heated ball of gas, simply radiating its energy into space. Instead, its behavior at every level is complex and baffling. Nowhere is it more mysterious than in a sunspot. So, without any direct evidence that the thermonuclear powered model of the Sun is correct, and with strong evidence against it, we should begin by heeding Descartes advice and doubt it. Unfortunately it is a difficult path to take because science is a powerfully consensual organization. Yet it is consensus, or general agreement, that can delay new ideas for centuries and sometimes, millennia.

There are many crippling agreements that hold up progress in astrophysics. One was succinctly expressed at a recent public meeting by a professor of astrophysics who admitted, “‘When we don’t understand something we blame it on magnetism.”‘ The Sun has had more features blamed on magnetism than any other celestial object. The cool sunspot center is a classic example. Certainly, strong magnetic fields are measured there but that raises questions of cause and effect. Magnetic fields are only produced by electric currents. Is there any other evidence of electrical activity on the Sun? Yes, practically every feature of the Sun can be understood in terms of electric discharge activity in plasma.

The penumbral filaments are a case in point. Electric discharges in plasma take the form of long thin filaments. Just like a neon tube, it is simply the discharge that causes the gases to glow. The penumbral filaments were observed to split near their ‘footpoints’ in the dark umbra and to move around. It is typical behavior of plasma filaments and can be observed in novelty plasma balls. But the greatest shock is that the penumbral filaments have dark cores! How could this be so if they are convecting gas? In that case, the filament center should be hottest and brightest.

An electric discharge offers a simple explanation. In an ELECTRIC UNIVERSE® all bodies may receive electric current from the environment in a cosmic charging process associated with the normal development of a galaxy. And because electrical phenomena are scalable over at least 14 orders of magnitude, we may look to electric discharge phenomena in other atmospheres to gain insights into what may be happening in the Sun”s atmosphere.

Meteorologists are not sure how tornadoes form but they do know that they are often associated with severe electrical storms. The key to understanding tornadoes is that they are the result of rapidly rotating electric charge. Just as electrons are the current carriers in the copper wires we use for power transmission, so they are in the tornado. The BIG difference is that the electrons are moving at many metres per second in the tornado while they take several hours to move one metre in copper wire! The result is that enormously powerful electromagnetic forces are in control of the tornado. The result has been called a ‘charged sheath vortex.’

The Earth and other planets receive electrical power from space in the same way as the Sun. Obviously, we receive far less than does the Sun, which seems to be covered with tornadic charge sheath vortexes. The solar tornadoes are seen most clearly at the edge of sunspots in the form of penumbral filaments. The strong solenoidal magnetic field created by each vortex gives rise to the observed filamentary magnetic field in the penumbra.

What causes a sunspot?​

In the electrical model, the Sun receives electrical energy from interstellar space in the form of a glow discharge. Plasma experiments show that some energy will be stored in a donut shaped ‘plasmoid’ above the Sun’s equator.

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The energy is released sporadically from the plasmoid to the mid-latitudes of the Sun. (Incidentally, plasmoid resonances may give rise to simultaneous flares on opposite sides of the central body, as recently reported on the Sun). The global tornado storm is pushed aside by more powerful charge sheath vortexes that deliver electrical energy from the plasmoid to much lower levels. The resulting holes in the tornado level, or photosphere, are what we call sunspots. Rather than being a site where energy flow has been restricted, a sunspot is a site where it is enhanced. That explains why ‘they are launch pads for complex expulsions of plasma that race through the solar system.’ The giant electrical tornadoes that form sunspots accelerate particles in their powerful electromagnetic fields, generating UV light and x-rays instead of visible light. However, because temperature is a measure of random motion, the field-directed motion of the particles within the sunspot vortex appears ‘cool.’


So, something is supercharging the sunspots on the non-visible side of the sun?
I have also thought of an "intelligent intention" of the sun towards "its spheres".

On a broader level perhaps there is also a communication from the sun that is determined by the level of density that operates on the planet.

In principle it seems that our planet is the only one in third density in our solar system, so the "communication" with the planetary sphere would be different from what the sun would have with the great gaseous ones.

If that huge explosion had been geoeffective, now the chaos on the planet would be terrible.
 
SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 07

Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a C3.29 event observed at 18:33 UTC on Sep 06 from AR3089


There are currently 4 numbered sunspot regions on the disk. AR3092, AR3093, AR3094, and new AR3096. AR3089 is gone and AR3095 is now a alfa plage without spots.

Sunspot region AR3089 is departing – being carried out of view by the sun’s rotation – with beautiful displays from flares and prominences on the sun’s southwest limb (edge). This region was the largest and most magnetically complex sunspot since AR3088 left in a similar flurry of departing activity. There’s also a newcomer now, on the sun’s northeast limb (edge), just labeled AR3096. It holds promise for the next sun action. EarthSky.com

AR3096 is a sunspot located on the northeast (N18E57) with size 30MH and alfa magnetic configuration. This region does not represent a threat of large M or X class solar flares.

The total number of sunspots has decreased to 56. The forecast is for a 50% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at unsettled to active levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 622 km/s at 01:12 UTC on sep 06

Current Conditions at 13:50 UTC September 07

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=3
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 571.3 km/sec
▪︎density: 9.56 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.0% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 56 (SN 79 Sep 06)
▪︎Earth is inside a stream of solar wind flowing from a coronal hole.
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PARKER SOLAR PROBE

A few days ago, a CME blasted ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft as it was making a close flyby of Venus. Like Solar Orbiter, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has been approaching an active side of the sun (the far side, not visible from Earth). Parker Solar Probe’s 13th perihelion – closest point to the sun – happens today (September 6, 2022). So Parker Solar Probe is much closer to the sun now than Solar Orbiter. And it’ll be flying through an active corona during the September 6 perihelion, just 5.3 million miles (8.3 million km) from the sun’s visible surface. Another eruption happened on the sun’s far side at approximately 17:54 UTC on September 5, by the way. And SOHO LASCO C2 and C3 imagery showed this big blast from the far side of the sun. “Nobody has ever flown through a solar event so close to the sun before,” said Nour Raouafi, Parker Solar Probe project scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, on the Parker Solar Probe blog. “The data [were] totally new.”
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 08

Sun activity continues very low. The largest event of the period was C1.17 flare at 23:50 UTC on September 07. The rest of the solar activity was on the range of B-class flares.

Today, the sun has four labeled active sunspot regions: AR3092, AR3094, AR3096 and new region AR3097. AR3093 and AR3095 are now a alfa plages without spots.

AR3097 has been growing in spots and size. It started with a group of 5 sunspots on September 07 and today has 7. The area of the region went from 20 millionths of a hemisphere to 30MH however, the spots maintained a beta magnetic configuration. Currently the region is located in the southwest (S12W12) and does not represent for the moment a danger of large eruptions.

On the other hand AR3096 also grew considerably. The region grew from one sunspot to 10 sunspots on September 8 and the area grew from 30MH to 200MH and is now larger than Earth (Earth's area = 169 millionths by comparison!) Its magnetic configuration is still beta.

Yesterday, we had goodbye prominences on the sun southwest limb, as the sun’s rotation carried sunspot region AR3089 out of view.

The total number of sunspots has increased to 73 The forecast is for a 50% chance for C flares, 5% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 608 km/s at 00:27 UTC on Sep 07

Current Conditions at 14:20 UTC on September 08

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=3
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 490.8 km/sec
▪︎density: 8.00 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.8% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 73 (SN 56 Sep 07)
▪︎A Coronal hole (dark region) is located in the north polar region (top), near the northwestern its solar wind does not affect the Earth
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One of the 1st images of the sun’s chromosphere – part of the sun’s outer atmosphere – taken with the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. This image is from June 3, 2022. It shows a region 82,500 kilometers across. Earth size included for comparison.
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 09

Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a C2.1 event observed at 17:10 UTC on September 8 from Region 3096 (N16E37) There were eight C-class flares, but most of the activity was at B-class flare level.
QUIET SUN: Today, solar activity is low. The solar disk is peppered with sunspots, but all of them have stable magnetic fields unlikely to explode. NOAA forecasters say there is a 5% chance of M-class flares and no more than a 1% chance of X-flares on Sept. 9th SpaceWeather.com

Today, the sun has five labeled active sunspot regions: AR3092, AR3094, AR3096, AR3097 and new region AR3098

AR3098 is a group of 8 sunspots located on the northeast (N15E03) with size 20MH and beta magnetic configuration. This region has been flaring with C-class flares but does not represent a threat of large M or X class solar flares.

AR3093 and AR3095 are now a alfa plages without spots.

The total number of sunspots has increased to 75

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 592 km/s at 21:35 UTC on sep 07

Current Conditions at 14:00 UTC on September 09

▪︎Geospace unsettled
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=4
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 485.4 km/sec
▪︎density: 6.9 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.8% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 75 (SN 73 Sep 08)
▪︎Earth is inside a persistent high speed solar wind from a coronal hole.
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 10

More than 20  B-class flares, and only three above the C-class were recorded in the last 24h. It represents a low solar activity. The largest event of the period was a C2.63 flare that just happened at 11:20 UTC on September 10.

QUIET SUN--CONTINUED: For the third day in a row, solar activity is low. The solar disk is peppered with sunspots, but all of them have stable magnetic fields unlikely to explode. NOAA forecasters say there is a 5% chance of M-class flares and no more than a 1% chance of X-flares on Sept. 10th. SpaceWeather.com

Today, the sun has seven labeled active sunspot regions: AR3092, AR3094, AR3096, AR3097, AR3098 and new regions AR3099 and AR3100. All of these sunspots have stable magnetic fields that pose no threat for strong flares

AR3099 is a group of 2 sunspots located on the northeast (N11E39) with size 30MH and alfa magnetic configuration.

AR3100 is a group of 2 sunspots located on the southeast (S27E55) with size 50MH and beta magnetic configuration.

The total number of sunspots has decreased to 72

Sun on September 10, 2022. In addition to the groups of active regions, a plage (bright region) is also visible. The plages are clearly visible in both the northern and southern hemispheres. There are clear filaments (dark streaks) in both the northern and southern hemispheres and multiple prominences at the edges.

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to active levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 537 km/s at 23:08Z UTC on September 08

Current Conditions at 13:30 UTC on September 10

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 481.4 km/sec
▪︎density: 2.71 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.6% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 72 (SN 75 Sep 09)
▪︎There are no significant coronal holes on the Earthside of the sun
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 11

Despite being covered in sunspots Solar activity has been at low levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a C2.8 event observed at 00:09 UTC on sep 11 from new Region 3100 (S25E48).


At the moment of this writing a C5 flare happened beyond the east limb


According to the daily seismic data, active regions 3088 and 3089, which have produced many M-class flares on this side of the Sun, appear to maintain strong magnetic field regions in the other hemisphere. AR3088 is expected to return and appear on the eastern limb around September 12 and will be of interest. [Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the HMI science team]. Translated with Deepl

Activity will more than likely come from filament (prominence) eruptions.

A STRAY FILAMENT: The filament disappeared on September 9 at 14:17-17:44 UT (23:17 UT on September 9-10 at 2:44 UT), as confirmed by Hα line data from the US NSO's GONG (gong.nso.edu). The presence or absence of the eruption is not clear, and SOHO and STEREO observations have not identified a clear CME associated with it.
The filament (circled in blue in Figure 1) that was visible west of the center of the solar surface on September 9 disappeared on September 10 (Figure 2). The disappearance of the filament is noteworthy because it can be associated with the occurrence of coronal mass ejections (CMEs). [Taken by the Solar Flare Telescope at Mitaka] Translated with Deepl

There are currently 8 numbered sunspot regions on the disk: AR3092, AR3094, AR3096, AR3097, AR3098 and new regions AR3099, AR3100, AR3101 All of these sunspots have stable magnetic fields that pose no threat for strong flares

AR3099 located on the northeast (N12E18)
started out grouping two sunspots with a beta magnetic configuration, however, one disappeared today and the magnetic configuration of the remaining sunspot is now alpha with an area of 10MH It does not represent a threat of major eruptions.

AR3100 located in the southeast (S25E34) is a group of 11 sunspots with an area of 70MH and a beta magnetic configuration. This sunspot is the most active so far with C-class flares.

AR3101 located in the northwest (N29W71) is a group of 5 sunspots whose area went from 10 to 50MH on September 11th This region has a beta magnetic configuration, however, it does not pose a threat of major eruptions.

The total number of sunspots has increased to 122 The forecast is for a 70% chance for C flares, 10% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to unsettled levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 518 km/s at 20:53 UTC on sep 10

Current Conditions at 14:00 UTC on September 11

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 439.8 km/sec
▪︎density: 3.51 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +3.8% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 122 (SN 72 Sep 10)
▪︎There are no significant coronal holes on the Earthside of the sun
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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 12

There has been no change in solar activity, which remains at low levels. The largest flare was a C6.2 flare at 22:28 UTC on September 11 from AR3098. The AR3098 region was the most active of the past day.


CHANCE OF FLARES TODAY: NOAA forecasters say there is a 20% chance of M-class solar flares today. The probable source would be fast-growing sunspot AR3098, which has an unstable 'beta-gamma' magnetic field. Any flares from AR3098 will be geoeffective as the sunspot is directly facing Earth. SpaceWeather.com
AR3098 started its solar activity last September 8 with an area of 10MH and a beta magnetic configuration. Currently its size is 160MH and its magnetic configuration is beta-gamma. This sunspot is the most active so far with C-class flares.

There are currently 7 numbered sunspot regions on the disk: AR3092, AR3094, AR3096, AR3098, AR3099, AR3100, AR3101. AR3097 is now a plage without spots. With the exception of the AR3098 all of these sunspots have stable magnetic fields that pose no threat for strong flares

AR3088 (which gave us numerous M-flares and CMEs just a few weeks ago) is being carried back into view by the sun’s rotation. It is possible that this region will be assigned the number 3102

The total number of sunspots has decreased to 113 The forecast is for a 95% chance for C flares, 20% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING FILAMENT CONTINUES - In connection with the filament loss that occurred on September 11 near the center of the solar surface and in the active region 13098, extreme ultraviolet observations have shown changes in the solar corona. A plume of material is likely, but so far no corresponding coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been identified. [Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA science team].

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Conditions may become unsettled on September 13 due to the influence of high-speed solar wind from a coronal hole.

Current Conditions at 14:30 UTC on September 12

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 375.8 km/sec
▪︎density: 11.44 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +4.4% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 113 (SN 122 Sep 11)

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 13

Solar activity finally reached moderate levels. AR3098 located on the northwest produced an M1.7 solar flare at 23:44 UTC on Sept 12 It generated a Minor R1 Radio blackout over south Pacific Ocean.

There were about 20+ flares yesterday, mostly from AR3101. AR3098 and AR3101 are the two most magnetically complex regions.

There are currently 8 numbered sunspot regions on the disk: AR3092, AR3094, AR3096, AR3098, AR3099, AR3100, AR3101 and new region AR3102. Sunspots regions AR3092 and AR3097 (plage) will be gone in the next few hours

Sunspot region AR3088 has returned and is now labeled AR3102. On August 30, 2022, AR3088 rotated out of sight on the sun’s southwest limb. It had been the producer of numerous M-flares and CMEs while visible to us at Earth.

IT'S BAAAACK: Active sunspot AR3088 has returned after a two-week trip around the farside of the sun. In August, Earth dodged a fusillade of CMEs from the explosive spot, So it hammered Venus instead. The returning sunspot seems to have decayed since we last saw it, but it may still pose a threat for strong flares. SpaceWeather.com

AR3102 is a group of 2 sunspots located on the southeast (S28E67) with an area of 240MH and a alfa magnetic configuration although we won't know its size or magnetic complexity well until it rotates more into view.

The total number of sunspots has increased to 117. NOAA forecast is 95% chance for C flares, 25% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares.

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed has been stable within the 300+ km/sec.

WHY DO AURORAS LOVE SEPTEMBER? There was no geomagnetic storm on Sept. 11th. So what caused this? "Dancing auroras filled the sky," reports Markus Varik of Tromsø, Norway. "It was wonderful"
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Researchers call it the "Russell-McPherron effect." During the weeks around equinoxes, cracks form in Earth's magnetic field. Even a slight gust of solar wind can slip through to spark a light show--no geomagnetic storm required.

Because of this effect, September-October and March-April are the best times of year to catch auroras. The northern autumnal equinox is only 10 days away--so stay tuned. SpaceWeather.com

Current Conditions at 14:20 UTC on September 13

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=1
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 323.6 km/sec
▪︎density: 0.65 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +4.7% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 117 (SN 113 Sep 12)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from a northern coronal hole could graze Earth's magnetic field on Sept. 17-18

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 14

Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. The largest solar event of the period was a M1.1 at 10:18 UTC on Sep 14 from AR3098 It generated a Minor R1 Radio blackout over Africa and Mediterranean

AR3098 and AR3101 are the most active regions, together produced more than 21 C-class flares

Sun activity today shows a complex of active loops in the southeast quadrant, emanating from the long-awaited sunspot region, formerly known as AR3088, now labeled AR3102. EarthSky.com
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There are currently 4 numbered sunspot regions on the disk: AR3096, AR3098, AR3100, and AR3102. Sunspots regions AR3092 and AR3097 are on the western edge of the solar disk about to rotate to the other side.

The updated data for AR3102 located in the southeast (S26E47) show that its area is 480MH and its magnetic configuration is beta, Its eruption probabilities are 20% for C-class, 5% for M-class and 1% for X-class. So far AR3102 has generated a C2.3 flare

 The total number of sunspots has decreased to 93. NOAA forecast is 99% chance for C flares, 30% chance for M flares and 1% chance for X flares

INCREASING CHANCE OF FLARES: NOAA forecasters have boosted the odds of an M-class solar flare today to 30%. The likely source: Sunspot AR3098, which has an unstable 'beta-gamma' magnetic field. SpaceWeather.com

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 371 km/s at 22:35 UTC on September 12

Current Conditions at 14:00 UTC on September 14

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 299.1 km/sec
▪︎density: 39.26 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +5.1% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 93 (SN 117 Sep 13)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from a northern coronal hole could graze Earth's magnetic field on Sept. 17-18

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Tomsk weather station in Siberia normally posts the Schumann Resonance updating live from this free public link: Schumann Resonance Tomsk

It's been black since the 6th of September. Comments?

I am not familiar with Schumann Resonance activity graphs, however very interesting things happened during the period you mention.

The period you mention that started on September 6th coincides with the end of a geomagnetic storm period that lasted at least 70 hours starting on September 2th and a period of strong seismic activity that started on the same day:

Current Conditions at 16:20 UTC September 04

The solar wind causing this storm is flowing from a large hole in the sun's atmosphere. The hole is so large, we might be inside its exhaust for another 24-36 hours. SpaceWeather.com
▪︎Geomagnetic storm G2 level, now been going for 40 hours.
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=5

Earthquakes
M 6.1 - 111 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea. 2022-09-02 22:39:51 (UTC)
M6.9 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-09-04 09:42:18 (UTC)
M 6.2 - southern East Pacific Rise
Time 2022-09-04 18:57:31 (UTC-05:00)
M 6.6 - 43 km SE of Kangding, China
2022-09-05 04:52:19 (UTC)
M 6.0 - South Sandwich Islands region
2022-09-06 08:32:40 (UTC)
M5.9 - southern East Pacific Rise
2022-09-07 06:07:51 (UTC)
M 6.2 - 263 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia
2022-09-09 23:31:47 (UTC)
M 6.2 - 261 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia
2022-09-10 00:05:12 (UTC)
M 7.6 - 67 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
2022-09-10 23:46:55 (UTC)

I've been searching and there are studies that point to a close relationship between the Schumann Resonance and Geomagnetic Storms:

Analysis of the effects of geomagnetic storms in the Schumann Resonance station data in Mexico​


Highlights

▪︎The amplitude of the Schumann Resonance's (SR) modes is affected by events due to solar activity.

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▪︎The amplitude of the first three modes of the SR increases during periods of high geomagnetic activity.

▪︎Such increase might be affected by other natural phenomena, such as thunder and lightning activity or earthquakes.

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Abstract

To assess the effect of geomagnetically disturbed days on the amplitudes of the first three modes of the Schumann Resonance (SR), we analyzed 14-day periods of data around the day of a geomagnetic storm (GS) event. We considered Dst indices lower than ~ −70 nT corresponding to moderate to severe geomagnetic storms. To compare the behavior of the SR signal between days without disturbances in the geomagnetic field (quiet days) and days when a GS occurred (disturbed days), we analyzed data for the years 2015–2017 finding five 14-day periods of SR recorded data that were adequate to perform the analysis. In all cases we found a statistically significant increase (>1 sigma) during the geomagnetically perturbed days in the averaged amplitude of the three main SR frequencies of the horizontal magnetic field components. Such increase may be affected by other natural phenomena, such as lightning activity, measured by a local electric field monitor, or earthquake occurrence. We used data of a SR station located in Coeneo, Michoacán, México (geographic coordinates 19° 48′ 19″ N, 101° 41′ 39″ W; magnetic coordinates 29° N, 174° W; 1964 m asl).


Could it be that the graph was showing some kind of aberration?

@avivalevy3 I 'd like to know what you see with all this data if you are familiar with the Schumann Resonance activity graph.
 
SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 15

Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. Most of yesterday's solar flares were C-class. The largest event of the period was a C7.7, occurred at 12:10 UTC on September 14, 2022 from AR3102

A filament near the western (right) limb of the Sun erupted around 6:41-8:54 UT (15:41-17:54 UT) on September 15. A extreme ultraviolet movie by the GOES-16 satellite shows the dark streak erupting. The associated CME It is not directed toward the earth.Courtesy of NOAA/SWPC]. Translated with Deepl

There are currently 3 numbered sunspot regions on the disk: AR3098, AR3100, and AR3102.

AR3098 is a group of 8 sunspots located on the northeast (N15E03) with size 20MH and beta magnetic configuration. This region has been flaring with C-class flares but does not represent a threat of large M or X class solar flares.

AR3098 (N19W67) since its appearance in the solar disk has been growing in area and magnetic complexity and is currently a group of 16 sunspots with an area of 880MH and a beta-gamma magnetic configuration and so far is the most active region.

The total number of sunspots has decreased to 57. NOAA forecast is 99% chance for C flares, 30% chance for M flares and 5% chance for X flares

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet to unsettled levels for the past 24 hours.
Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp=4)
threshold Reached at 23:20 UTC on September 14

Unexpected geomagnetic disturbance​


The forecast was for a quiet day on Earth yesterday, with respect to the geomagnetic field. But an unexpected geomagnetic disturbance was recorded at approximately 23:15 UTC on September 14, 2022. Scientists at the Boulder magnetometer noticed a sudden downward change of Earth’s magnetic field (~30 nT). Conditions in the geomagnetic field then increased to active levels. The unexpected disturbance likely came from the effects of solar wind passing Earth during the day. There was a weak impulsive solar wind enhancement at 06:23 UTC – and a second one at approximately 21:52 UTC – on September 14, 2022. The disturbances were measured as an increase in the Kp index of 4 on September 14 around at 23:30 UTC (the Kp index is a measure of geomagnetic activity in the Earth’s atmosphere). That was just under the threshold for a geomagnetic storm (Kp of 5 or higher). But the passing disturbance did provoke conditions for auroral displays at higher latitudes. EarthSky.com

SOLAR WIND SHOCK WAVES SPARK AURORAS: Earth's magnetic field is reverberating from a double impact. Two solar wind shock waves hit our planet on Sept. 14th--one small (0630 UT) and one not-so-small (2313 UT). When the second shock arrived, magnetometers in Boulder, CO, registered a sudden impulse of 30 nanoTesla. The resulting light show stopped traffic in Iceland:
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"The structure in the auroras was particularly striking, and the violet and red were some of the strongest I've ever seen!" says Christopher Mathews, who took the picture on Highway 35 north of Selfoss. "This happened despite a rather 'meh' aurora forecast."

Indeed, the shock waves were not in the forecast, and their origin is unknown. We have an idea, though. On Sept. 11th, sunspot AR3098 produced a series of seemingly minor C-class explosions while facing Earth. One or more of these may have embedded minor CMEs in the solar wind, creating the shocks that arrived on Sept. 14th. SpaceWeather.com

The filament disappearance seen on the Sun on September 11 (see cited tweet) is a strong candidate for the source of the CME that arrived at the L1 point on September 14. In this filament disappearance, changes in the solar corona were also observed in the extreme ultraviolet. On the other hand, no clear CME was visible in the spacecraft coronagraph observations. Translated with Deepl

CO-ROTATING INTERACTION REGION: NOAA forecasters say that a CIR (co-rotating interaction region) could hit Earth's magnetic field on Sept. 17th. CIRs are transition zones between slow- and fast-moving solar wind streams. Solar wind plasma piles up in these regions, producing shock-like structures that can mimic CMEs and spark bright Arctic auroras. SpaceWeather.com

Current Conditions at 14:00 UTC on September 15

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=1
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 309.9 km/sec
▪︎density: 10.90 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +5.0% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 57 (SN 93 Sep 14)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from a northern coronal hole could graze Earth's magnetic field on Sept. 17-18
 

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SOLAR CYCLE 25 ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 16

Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. The largest event of the period was a M7.9 from AR3098 now approaching the west limb. it occurred at 09:50 UTC on September 16. The flare generated a Moderate R2 Radio blackout over Africa. It doesn't appear to be very eruptive (with a CME associated). Other than the brief radio blackout, no major impacts to Earth is expected.

Once again we were lucky, but it is a phenomenon that we have been observing lately, once the Active Region is over the western edge, about to leave the Solar disk, a large scale flare happens. Before the M7.9 there was a CME

There are currently 4 numbered sunspot regions on the disk: AR3098, AR3100, and AR3102, and new region AR3103

AR3103 is a group of 9 sunspots located in the southwest (S18W08) its area has grown from 30MH to 100MH in the last hours and its magnetic configuration is beta.Together with region 3098, they are the most active regions.

As mentioned AR3098 is leaving us and is losing spots and its area went from 880MH (Sep 15) to 550MH (Sep 16) however its magnetic field is still beta-gamma. Since AR3098 is now so far to one side of the visible sun, any CME would most likely not be heading toward Earth.

The total number of sunspots has increased to 71 NOAA forecast is 99% chance for C flares, 35% chance for M flares and 5% chance for X flares

▪︎Auroral Activity

The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours. Solar wind speed reached a peak of 493 km/s at 17:45 UTC on September 15. Active conditions are anticipated by September 17 in response to a co-rotating interacting region (CIR, see previous post) arrival and the effects of a high-speed solar wind from the coronal hole.

Current Conditions at 14:00 UTC on September 16

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=2
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 353.2 km/sec
▪︎density: 6.67 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +5.1% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 71 (SN 57 Sep 15)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from a northern coronal hole could graze Earth's magnetic field on Sept. 17-18
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SOLAR CYCLE ACTIVITY REPORT SEP 17

Solar activity has been at moderate levels for the past 24 hours. The largest event of the period was a M6.2 from AR3098 on the far side. it occurred at 16:00 UTC on September 16. The flare generated a Moderate R2 Radio blackout over South America


Then at about 13:00 UTC AR3098 produced a medium-sized flare of M1.9 The true size of the flare was probably larger than this, as only a portion of the flare was visible; SDO satellite AIA 131. sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/

There are currently 4 numbered sunspot regions on the disk: AR3098, AR3100, and AR3102, and AR3103

The total number of sunspots has increased to 64 NOAA forecast is 99% chance for C flares, 35% chance for M flares and 5% chance for X flares.

▪︎Auroral Activity

Quiet for now. Active conditions are anticipated with chances for a G1 (minor) geomagnetic disturbance later on today.

Current Conditions at 14:00 UTC on September 17

▪︎Geospace quiet
▪︎Geomagnetic conditions now KP=1
▪︎Solar wind speed record: 333 km/sec
▪︎density: 4.03 protons/cm3
▪︎Neutron Counts today: +4.1% Elevated
▪︎Sunspot number: 64 (SN 71 Sep 16)
▪︎Solar wind flowing from a northern coronal hole could graze Earth's magnetic field on Sept. 17-18
SpaceWeatherlive..com
SpaceWeather.com
EarthSky.com
 

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