3 powerful solar flares erupt in less than 24 hours, ending weeks of calm on the sun (video)

View of the sun on the left with multiple dark patches visible on the surface, these are sunspots on the right is an inset image showing one of the m flares close up. .

After more than three weeks without a powerful solar flare, the sun has suddenly ramped up its activity, firing off three M-class solar flares in less than 24 hours.