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When a telescope or astronomical instrument is first used to take an image after construction.
I just started to build a 100 meter optical telescope in my backyard: first light will be in 2038.
by LegitSciNtech August 18, 2011
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n. The birth name of somebody who has changed their name. Most commonly attributed to trans people, but can be attributed to any person who has changed their name. (sometimes written as two words: dead name)

v. 1. To call somebody by their deadname.
v. 2. To out somebody's deadname to the public.
Don't call her by her deadname. She hasn't gone by that name in years.
by Canola Yogurt September 16, 2014
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The first lighting of the sky after night and before dawn when the stars begin to dim. Surfers first check the waves at this time.
Hey dude, I'll meet you at Cardiff at first light to shred the gnar-gnar.
by NatureGirlENC April 13, 2018
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