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Thousands still remain without power after Hurricane Sandy blew through the east coast on Monday.
NASA's Earth Observatory released satellite images that compare power usage in the tri-state area before and after the storm.
The first image was taken at 2:14 a.m. ET Aug. 31. The second, with clouds still present from Sandy, was taken at 2:52 a.m. ET, Nov. 1.
"Both images were captured by the VIIRS 'day-night band,' which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe signals such as gas flares, city lights, and reflected moonlight," writes the Earth Observatory.
The site also notes that the bright spot along New Jersey "could be fires fueled by severed natural gas lines."