(meteorobs) planet in western sky?

[Jim Fortier]

Hi,
   I am guessing that your seeing the planet VENUS which is very bright in the western sky. Hope this helps>>>JIM

Sigmund Shen <sigmundshen at gmail.com> wrote:
  We live in Brooklyn, New York City, with a view facing west toward the
Manhattan skyline. For the past month or so, there's been a bright light in
the western sky, about ten degrees or so above the horizon. One night about
a week or two ag I could have sworn it had dipped very low, to just above
the horizon, but tonight it's back up again. I don't know anything about
astronomy, but I assume it can't be the North Star because of its position.
I'm guessing it's a planet because it's the only thing bright enough to show
up amid all the Manhattan light, but I haven't read anything anywhere about
a bright planet being visible lately. Could anyone tell me what this is?

Sigmund
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