UPDATE:  SOLVED by Dwight at 12:41 CDT

I cannot believe it’s already Saturday.  I’m still working on Monday.  I tell you what; the hurrider I go, the behinder I get.  We’re already here at a new riddle, and I still owe a post on the LAST riddle.  Ever have weeks like that?  I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.  This whole week has been that way.  Don’t give up on me, Jerry.  I’m still working on your post.

Moving right along, I have a nice little riddle for you this week.  You’ll be looking for an object found in the real world…

Really cool image from Till Credner, http://www.AllTheSky.com

…of course, it also figures prominently in fiction.

While today’s object was known to our ancestors, it has a close companion which was only discovered in the 19th century.

In addition to its place in fiction, this object was a star with ancient cultures, too.  You could say it was royalty.

The Fallen Angel by Ricardo Bellver - 1877. Displayed at the Paris Exposition, 1878 -- image by Alvaro Ibanez

Today’s object gets its name as a comparison to something with which it has very little in common.

You’ll find this object’s hauntingly beautiful name attached to many things in modern life, not the least of which are some honking big boats and a heavy metal band.

This thing is located in our neighborhood, but it’s commonly mistaken for something in our back yard.

Image found on PhotoBucket- posted by Zaramire

Beautiful as it may be, astronomers expect this object to really put on a show anytime in the immediate or near (or relatively near) future.

It is rumored that Clark Kent has a connection to this object.

Ni-i-i-i-i-i-i-ice

What do you think?  Ready to jump right in with the answer?  Well, you know where to find me… all alone… waiting for someone to come talk to me…  Anyway, you know very well I shouldn’t be left alone and unsupervised.

It's called "karma"