Locals Gather in Huntington Village to Watch Solar Eclipse

Hundreds of local residents gathered outside Berger Bros in Huntington village to get a glimpse of today's solar eclipse. Berger Bros set up telescopes to give anyone who stopped by a better view of the phenomenon. Others watched and snapped photos from their backyards.

Local residents used telescopes set up outside Berger Bros to get a better view of today's solar eclipse. Long Islander News photo/Paul Shapiro

Those in line said it was worth the short wait to see the solar eclipse through a telescope. Long Islander News photo/Paul Shapiro

Joanne Hutchins, of Bayville, took time out of her day to see the eclipse through a telescope. Long Islander News photo/Paul Shapiro

Berger Bros employee Frank Rende adjusts the telescope. Long Islander News photo/Paul Shapiro

Matthew Scharkopf, of Huntington, took this photo of the solar eclipse at approximately 2:36 pm from his backyard off Lenox Road in Huntington Station. Copyright 2017 Matthew Scott Photography L.I. NY

Jennifer Arato, a former Cold Spring Harbor resident, watched the eclipse from her new home in Charleston, South Carolina. Photo by Jeff Spangenberg