HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

       DAILY REPORT #2987

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z (UTC) 10/29/01 - 0000Z (UTC) 10/30/01

Daily Status Report as of 303/0000Z

1.0 OBSERVATIONS SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

    1.1 Completed STIS/MA1 8920 (Cycle 10 MAMA Dark Measurements)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (MA1) was used to perform 
the routine monitoring of the MAMA detector dark noise, and is the primary 
means of checking on health of the MAMA detectors systems through frequent 
monitoring of the background count rate.  The proposal completed with no 
reported anomalous activity.

    1.2 Completed STIS/CCD 9055 (Direct Detection of an Extrasolar Planet 
in Reflected Light)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to observe 
HD 209458B that is the first extrasolar planet known to transit the disk of 
its parent star.  It is proposed to detect directly the gas giant planet 
orbiting HD 209458 in reflected light by observing the secondary eclipse, 
i.e. when the planet is occulted by the star.  There were no reported 
anomalies.

    1.3 Completed Five Sets of WF/PC-2 9244 (POMS Test Proposal: WFII 
Parallel Archive Proposal Continuation)

        The WF/PC-2 was used to perform a generic target version of the 
Archival Pure Parallel program.  The program will be used to take parallel 
images of random areas of the sky, following the recommendations of the 
Parallels Working Group.  The observations completed with no anomalous 
activity.

    1.4 Completed Three Sets of WF/PC-2 8941 (Cycle 10 UV Earthflats)

        The WF/PC-2 was used to monitor flat field stability by obtaining 
sequences of earth streak flats to improve the quality of pipeline flat 
fields for the WFPC2 UV filter set.  The proposal had no problems

    1.5 Completed Three Sets of WF/PC-2 8936 (Cycle 10 Supplemental Darks 
Pt1/3)

        The WF/PC-2 was used to perform a dark calibration program that 
obtains three dark frames every day to provide data for monitoring and 
characterizing the evolution of hot pixels.  The proposal completed with no 
reported problems.

    1.6 Completed STIS/CCD 9088 (Next Generation Spectral Library of Stars)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to produce 
a "Next Generation'' Spectral Library of 600 stars for use in modeling the 
integrated light of galaxies and clusters by using the low dispersion UV 
and optical gratings of STIS.  The library will be roughly equally divided 
among four metallicities, very low {Fe/H < -1.5}, low {-1.5 < Fe/H < -0.5}, 
near-solar {-0.5 < Fe/H < 0.1}, and super-solar {Fe/H > 0.1}, well-sampling 
the entire HR-diagram in each bin.  Such a library will surpass all extant 
compilations and have lasting archival value, well into the Next Generation 
Space Telescope era.  No problems occurred.

    1.7 Completed STIS/CCD 8901 (Dark Monitor-Part 1)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to monitor 
the darks.  There was no anomalous activity.

    1.8 Completed WF/PC-2 9045 (The Relationship Between Radio Luminosity 
and Radio-Loud AGN Host Galaxy Properties)

        The WF/PC-2 was used to determine the relationship between the 
properties of the host galaxies of radio-loud AGN and their radio 
luminosities.  Previous studies in this area with the HST have concentrated 
on the 3C sample which shows a tight correlation between luminosity and 
redshift, such that evolutionary effects cannot be distinguished from those 
depending upon radio luminosity.  Our sample of 46 radio galaxies at z ~ 
0.5 comes from four complete, low-frequency-selected samples of radio 
sources with differing flux limits.  Thus the total sample spans an 
unprecedented three orders of magnitude in radio luminosity at a fixed 
redshift interval.  The proposal completed with no reported problems.

    1.9 Completed STIS/CCD 8903 (Bias Monitor - Part 1)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to monitor 
the bias in the 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, and 2x2 bin settings at gain=1, and 1x1 at 
gain = 4 to build up high-S/N superbiases and track the evolution of hot 
columns.  There were no problems.

    1.10 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 8939 (Cycle 10 Internal Monitor)

        The WF/PC-2 was used to calibrate the internal monitor, to be run 
weekly to monitor the health of the cameras.  No problems were encountered.

    1.11 Completed Two Sets of STIS/CCD 8611 (Observations of Nearby Type 
Ia Supernovae)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to obtain 
UV spectra of five nearby {0.02 < z < 0.08} SNe Ia in the Hubble Flow.  The 
spectra will be taken at weekly intervals over a range in time starting 
slightly before maximum light and extending to +30 days.  These 
observations will accomplish the following three goals: {1} calibration of 
the rest frame UV light curves of SNe Ia and an assessment of their 
potential use as distance indicators through UV light curve shape analyses. 
{2} improvement in our understanding of the physics of SNe Ia, 
metallicity/evolutionary effects and correlations between peak brightness 
and UV spectral features. {3} calibration of the SNe Ia previously observed 
by HST at high-redshift.  This data is crucial for proper cross-filter 
k-corrections and calibration of the supernova photometry.  The 
observations completed with no reported anomalous activity.

    1.12 Completed S/C 5582 (FOC/48 Monthly Activation (Camera Section 
Only): Cycle 4)

         This proposal was executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

    1.13 Completed FOC/96 7923 (FOC F/96 Turn-on)

        The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to take an internal flat 
and a dark to ensure that the 30-day limit for the FOC is not 
exceeded.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies 
were noted.

     1.14 Completed STIS/CCD/MA1 8596 (Environmental Pollution: The Outflow 
in the Archetypal Galaxy-Quasar Pair NGC3067/3C232)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD and MA1) was used to 
observe galactic-scale outflows that are now known to be a common 
occurrence in star-forming galaxies, in the nearby universe and at high 
redshift.  These superwinds have fundamental astrophysical implications for 
regulating star formation, determining the evolution of the host galaxies, 
disseminating the products of stellar nucleosynthesis over large volumes, 
and are probably responsible for many of the metal absorption lines seen in 
QSO spectra.  The observations completed with no reported problems.

    1.15 Completed STIS/CCD/MA1 9067 (UV Detectability of Bright Quasars in 
the Sloan Fields)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD and MA1) was used to 
take MAMA spectra of approximately 30 new, bright, high-redshift quasars in 
each of the next three cycles.  The observations completed with no reported 
problems.

    1.16 Completed STIS/CCD/MA1 8287 (A Search For Transparent Lines of 
Sight With Intergalactic He-II Absorption Towards 26 Bright z > 2.9 Quasars)

        The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD and MA1) was used to 
make He-II absorption line observations of quasar CSO0118.  The aim is to 
identify more suitable bright objects for detailed studies of intergalactic 
He-II absorption at a redshift of Z <2.9 and >3.2 .  A wavelength 
calibration observation was also taken.  The observations were executed as 
scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

    2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions:
       Scheduled Acquisitions: 10
Successful: 10

  Scheduled Re-acquisitions:  5
Successful:  5

    2.2 FHST Updates:
Scheduled: 18
Successful: 18

    2.3 Operations Notes:

        The engineering status buffer limits were adjusted twice per ROP 
DF-18A.

        Using ROP SR-1A, the SSR EDAC error counter was cleared at 302/1136Z.

        The ephemeris table was uplinked at 303/0121Z per ROP DF-07A.

        The first SSR-3 science record occurred at 303/044223Z.  The first 
SSR dump session is scheduled for 303/1100Z (or later).

        As directed by ROP NS-03, the NSSC-1 status buffer was dumped at 
303/0649Z.

3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

        Continuation of normal science observations and calibrations.

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