First Light may refer to:

Science and technology

* First light (astronomy), the first observation with a newly commissioned telescope * First light (cosmology), the light emitted from the first generation of stars, known as population III stars *

Nautical dawn Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the appearance of indirect sunlight being scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc has reached 18° below the observer's hori ...

, the time before sunrise when the sky begins to brighten * First Light Fusion, a company developing a nuclear fusion reactor

Arts and entertainment

Literature

* ''First Light'' (Ganguly novel), by Sunil Gangopadhyay * ''First Light'' (Preston book), a 1987 nonfiction book on astronomy by Richard Preston * ''First Light'' (Stead novel), a 2007 science fiction novel for children by Rebecca Stead * ''First Light'' (Wellum book), a 2002 memoir by Geoffrey Wellum * ''First Light'', a 1987 novel by Charles Baxter * ''First Light'', a 1989 novel by Peter Ackroyd

Music

First Light (band) First Light was an England, English funk project of Paul Hardcastle. Overview Paul Hardcastle and Derek Green were originally members of the Brit funk band Direct Drive, however at the end of 1982, they decided to leave the band and become a d ...

, an English funk project of Paul Hardcastle * '' First Light: An Oratorio'', a 2005 composition by Sally Lutyens

Albums

* ''First Light'' (Easy Star All-Stars album) or the title song, 2011 * ''First Light'' (The Enid album), 2014 * ''First Light'' (Family of Mann album), 1974 * ''First Light'' (Freddie Hubbard album) or the title song, 1971 * ''First Light'' (Richard and Linda Thompson album) or the title song, 1978 * ''First Light'' (Wishbone Ash album), 2007

Songs

* "First Light", by Converge from ''

You Fail Me ''You Fail Me'' is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Converge, released on September 21, 2004 by Epitaph Records. The band's first release for the label, it was produced by Alan Douches and guitarist Kurt Ballou, with the artwork cre ...

'', 2004 * "First Light", by Harold Budd and Brian Eno from '' Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror'', 1980 * "First Light", by Moonspell from ''

Night Eternal ''Night Eternal'' is the eighth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on 16 May 2008 in Europe and on 10 June 2008 in North America. It was pre-produced in Portugal with Waldemar Sorychta from 16 to 30 November 2007 a ...

'', 2008 * "First Light", by Paradise Lost from ''

Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us ''Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us'' is the twelfth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost, released through Century Media in September 2009. The album cover is based upon the Danse Macabre – "The Abbot" woodcut, first pu ...

'', 2009 * "First Light", by Shadow Gallery from ''

Legacy In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer ...

'', 2001 * "First Light", by Starset from '' Transmissions'', 2014

Other media

* "First Light" (''Cloak & Dagger''), a television episode * ''First Light'' (film), a 2015 Italian film directed by Vincenzo Marra * ''First Light'' (radio program), an American syndicated talk program hosted by Michael Toscano * '' Infamous First Light'', a 2014 expansion to the video game ''Infamous Second Son'' {{disambiguation fr:Première lumière