Sorry you deserve the ticket
It is blinding to oncoming traffic and quite dangerous
from NY DMV guidbook (available online) “Be considerate when you use your high beams. Your headlights must be on low beam when you are within 500 feet (150 m) * of an oncoming vehicle or within 200 feet (60 m) of a vehicle ahead of you, even if the vehicle ahead is in a different lane. You should also dim your lights for pedestrians who approach you. Any fog or driving lights your vehicle has must be arranged, adjusted or operated to avoid dangerous glare to other drivers.”
* NOTE: NOT 20 FEET !!!!
Ive never gotten such a ticket because it is something that most drivers know not to do.