UPDATE:  SOLVED (exclamation point)

(update at 12:30 pm CDT) What?  Thirty minutes without a guess?  Don’t TELL me I stumped you!

(update at 2:00 pm CDT)  Two hours up without a solution.

Solved by Alejandro at 3:10 CDT

Who’s feeling frisky today?  I have a nice, easy riddle for you to ponder.  You know the rules… and you know the answer.  C’mon… you can do it…

Enigma Machine, circa WWII

This is a single object.

It is seen at different times in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

We think of it as fairly young, but to itself, it is old.

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope – the NGC 4414 Galaxy – Gorgeous, isn’t it?

What it once was, it will be again.

It probably has a companion.

It serves as a baseline.

Many different things on Earth carry its name.

Ahhh… I’ve piqued your interest, haven’t I?  I’m hanging out in the comment section, so drop by and solve this for me so you can choose my next post topic.  I’ve had some REALLY good choices, and I look forward to today’s selection.