Just a quick, off topic question.
I’m in central IN.
What is the bright light about 30-35 degrees from the horizon that I see nightly long before I see any stars and far brighter?
Planet? if so, which one?
It’s Venus.
This may help...
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury
Essential missing information...
What direction?