First Light

First Light may refer to:

In science and technology

  • First light (astronomy), the first observation with a newly commissioned telescope
  • Nautical twilight, the time in the morning when the horizon can just be discerned
  • In media and entertainment

  • First Light (radio), a syndicated radio program hosted by Evan Haning
  • Books

  • First Light (Sunil Ganguly novel), by Sunil Gangopadhyay
  • First Light (Preston book), a 1987 nonfiction book on astronomy by Richard Preston
  • First Light (Rebecca Stead novel), a 2007 science fiction novel for children by Rebecca Stead
  • First Light (Wellum book), a 2002 memoir by Geoffrey Wellum
  • Music

  • First Light (band), a post-disco project of Derek Green and Paul Hardcastle
  • Albums

  • First Light (Wishbone Ash album), 2007
  • First Light (Richard and Linda Thompson album), 1978
  • First Light (Freddie Hubbard album), 1971
  • First Light (Easy Star All-Stars album), 2011
  • First Light (The Enid album), 2014
  • Songs

  • "First Light", a song by Shadow Gallery from their album Legacy
  • "First Light", a song by Converge from their album You Fail Me
  • First light (astronomy)

    First light image from the Kepler spacecraft

    In astronomy, first light is the first use of a telescope (or, in general, a new instrument) to take an astronomical image after it has been constructed. This is often not the first viewing using the telescope; optical tests will probably have been performed during daylight to adjust the components. The first light image is normally of little scientific interest and is of poor quality since the various telescope elements are yet to be adjusted for optimum efficiency. Despite this, a first light is always a moment of great excitement, both for the people who design and build the telescope and for the astronomical community, who may have anticipated the moment for many years while the telescope was under construction. A well-known and spectacular astronomical object is usually chosen as a subject.

    For example, the 200-inch Hale Telescope saw first light January 26, 1949, targeting NGC 2261 under the direction of American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble. The image was published in many magazines and is available on Caltech Archives.

    First Light (radio)

    First Light is a news program airing on numerous talk radio stations, syndicated by Westwood One, a subsidiary of Cumulus Media. The one-hour live program airs weekdays at 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time and is hosted by Evan Haning. The show features reports from Westwood One News and CNN, as well as guest interviews, a call-in segment and the short-form feature Last Night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Dirk Van was the show's longtime host from 1989 to 2015, with Haning taking the hosting chores upon Van's retirement. A weekend version, The Week in Review, is also hosted by Haning. An alternate one-hour Westwood One news program known as America in The Morning, hosted by John Trout, also airs at 5 a.m. Eastern Time.

    First Light was the last program that continued to use the original "NBC Radio" branding, via a short announcement at the end of the program and through the program's online and print logo (which included a "sunset orange" variant of the NBC peacock). Westwood One (known as "Dial Global" from 2011 through 2013), owns the remains of the original NBC radio network through its purchase of the original "Westwood One". When Westwood One retired the NBC News Radio news service on December 15, 2014, "First Light" was rebranded as a "Westwood One" program. Haning is also one of the anchors on the hourly Westwood One newscasts, airing on stations owned by Cumulus Media and other owners.

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    First Light

    by: Matt Pond Pa

    You can find me in the field of ferns
    Pressing my head against shaded earth
    With my ears open wide
    I can listen all night
    Sweet soft parting love your pace
    Muscles are weak for the force to take
    I am finally free
    I can finally see
    I am reaching
    Mild stretches for the shadeless hand
    I'll never hold
    I can't let go
    See this blue sky alone
    Unswollen rivers
    Current give me breath we're dying
    Pulled and pushed deep down
    The thick of summer
    Grasshop bring me songs from in the trees
    at dusk
    Now from you sweet hands
    I would wait to see if you would serve me
    Hearty tea
    Oh, I won't leave
    You can find us in the landscape there
    Our backs rest to the shaded earth
    We are facing the sky
    We can listen all night
    Butlers along the ancient pines
    Weight of the world when it lets us go
    We are finally free
    We can finally sleep
    I am reaching
    Mild stretches for the
    Shapeless hand I'll never hold
    No, I can't let go
    See this blue sky alone
    There's so much I don't know




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