If you can get it, check out this video of solar activity: for April 24 to 26:

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/aiahmi/browse/

(If that link does not work, go to this one from dutchsinse.com:

: Linked below is the SDO (solar dynamics observatory):

http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/aiahmi/

Select the date of April 24, 2012 — through April 26 2012 ..  search the AIA 131 “teal” images.

oh, and scroll down there for some amazing sun shots.)

Here is one still from the video:

hmm, doe not look like a “Quiet Sun” to me