Starwatch: the moon puts on a show in the hours before dawn

This week, our natural satellite cuts a swath through the body of Taurus, the bull

This week, the waning moon cuts a swath through the body of Taurus in the pre-dawn hours.

The show begins on 23 August with the moon at last quarter, when the western hemisphere of our natural satellite is illuminated. On this night, the moon will be between the bull's horns, approaching the head of Taurus.