Our star has not been very active lately, but you get a sense of it's dynamic character if you observe it thru a Hydrogen-alpha filter on a daily basis.
This ball of gas is fusing hydrogen into helium, which gives us the warmth to sustain life on Earth. Sadly, all things must pass. In 5 billion years there will be no hydrogen left to fuse. Then all of Earth will be like Buffalo, N. Y. in January. My goodness!

Canon IXUS185, Coronado P. S. T.
Eyepiece projection at 26X