But if information can only travel at the speed of light shouldn’t we consider the events being observed way out there as “now”? For all intents and purposes information couldn’t have gotten here any sooner so it might as well be “now”.
Yes, “surface of simultaneity”, but you have to keep in mind that it's inherently relative: your “now” at best only approximately corresponds to anyone elses, and is a weird cross-section of history and future for _most_ reference frames.