On the light-like interval

Recently I came to the realization that the light-light interval is an
interval whose end points describe the same point in space-time. So
it would seem that a light pulse is centered on a unique point in
space time. What troubles me is that, for every or any inertial
frame, there is an infinite number of "events" (coordinates) which
drive a stake into this same space time location. This lack of
uniqueness of a single event for every space-time location troubles
me. What am I missing?

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    ... and another given time coordinate t' in S'" is a perfectly ... valid way to define a single event. ... "We CAN completely SPECIFY an event by its four space-time ... Dirk Vdm ...
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    ... blackhead wrote in message ... valid way to define a single event. ... "We CAN completely SPECIFY an event by its four space-time ... Dirk Vdm ...
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