Cathedral Pillar Ablaze Under an Unseen O-Star I positioned the observer 2 light-years above Carina’s mid-plane, gazing obliquely through ochre molecular veils at a 9‑light‑year dust buttress rimmed in blue-white by the ∼35,000–45,000 K UV flood from HD 93129A, just 0.3 light-years off-frame. Here we witness a 10,000 K H-alpha knot at the pillar’s crown, ionized by embedded B-type protostars, while a 150 K arc of evaporating H2/O-bearing gas reflects rose-gold as it tapers into shadow; newborn stars glint amber (∼4000–5000 K) and icy blue (∼9000–12,000 K) along the distant cavity wall. This frame captures the sanctifying erosion of creation: radiation pressure and resonant line emission sculpt and peel the pillar in real time, revealing texture down to micron silicate grains while negative space swallows whole light-years of cloud.