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Noun: first light  furst lIt
  1. The first light of day
    "we got up before first light";
    - dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow
     
  2. (astronomy) the time when a telescope first takes images or data
    "The new space telescope achieved first light, capturing its inaugural images"

Derived forms: first lights

Type of: hour, time of day

Encyclopedia: First light