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The phrase "a first light" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the initial appearance of light, often in a metaphorical or poetic context, such as the beginning of a new day or a new idea.
Example: "As dawn broke, a first light illuminated the horizon, signaling the start of a new adventure."
Alternatives: "an initial light" or "the first ray of light".
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NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk,or GOLD, instrument powered on and opened its cover to scan the Earth for the first time, resulting in a "first light" image of the Western Hemisphere in the ultraviolet.
The recent observation is known in the astronomical community as a "first light," a first field test of the instrument on the telescope that demonstrates it is operating successfully.
"If you go look at the infantry books, it's exactly how you do a first light attack, exactly," said Rian Labuschagne, a former paratrooper and now the manager of Zakouma National Park in southern Chad.
"The instant there was this last light, there was a first light, 2,982 stars were born... Above there is the garden, below there is a new sky and 2,982 stars".
Eating a full meal together at the table — a first, light dish, then a cooked meat or fish with starch and a vegetable, followed by cheese or yogurt and possibly fruit — provides enough sustenance, she suggested, to stave off that bête noire of American eating habits, snacking.
Finnish start-up ICEYE has released a "first light" image from its novel radar satellite, which was launched to orbit last Friday.
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On a high floor at One57, a second light turned on.
By flashing a second light through the gas, the team could essentially revive the original beam.
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