Yeah,very good point.
Who knows what lays behind or indeed ahead of us.
Moving forward.
At the speed of light through the universe
Earth to the moon 1.28 seconds
Sun to Earth 8.5 minutes
Sun to the nearest star 4.3 years
Sun to the furtherest stars 18 billion years
Even if the light went out at some stage we would still see it.
Speed of light info.
Barely visible link.