HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
                               DAILY REPORT #838

PERIOD COVERED:  0800 EST
Daily Status Report as of 065/1200Z.

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed PC 3603 (Snapshot of Protoplanetary Nebulae)

       The Planetary Camera was used to make a single observations of the
       protoplanetary nebulae system PK345-08D1. The observations was
       executed in single star course track. It was received and displayed,
       and was reported to look okay. 

   1.2 Completed Two Sets of FOS/RD 4212 (Internal Wave Length Calibration)

       A total of seventeen wave length calibration images were taken with
       the Faint Object Spectrograph. All seventeen observations were
       executed on the Red Side, with various apertures, and gratings. All
       the observations were received and displayed. They all were reported
       to look okay. 

   1.3 Completed Four Sets of WFC 3172 (WF/PC SV Observational Monitoring 
       Proposal)

       The wide Field Camera was used to make four internal flats, one
       dark, and one KSPOT observations. The internal flats were reported
       to be underexposed, and the other observations were reported to be
       okay. 

   1.4 Completed FOS/RD 3858 (Inner Regions of Quasars)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph was used to make two spectroscopic
       observations of the luminous active galactic nucleus of quasar
       PKS0859-14. Both observations were reported to be successful. 

   1.5 Completed FOS/RD 3744 (Spectrophotometry of Phobos and Deimos)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph was used to make one spectral
       observation of Mars' moon Deimos while it was at greatest
       elongation. The Guaranteed Observer (GO) decided not to used the
       ephemeris correction slew because it was very small. The spectral
       observation was reported to look good. 

   1.6 Completed Two Sets of WFC/FOS/BL 3707 (HST Observations of Periodic
       Comets) 

       The Wide Field Camera was used to make observations of the periodic
       comet Schaumasse. Several corrective maneuvers were uplinked to the
       spacecraft to make observations of the moving target. They were
       successful. The observations were reproted to show good images of
       the comet, and were rated as being satisfactory. 

   1.7 Completed GHRS/2 3626 (Empirical Determination of Wind Velocity)

       The High Resolution spectrograph was used to make observations of
       the eclipsing binary star Zeta Aurigae (aka, 32068) during its
       eclipse phase. The objective was to use the B-dwarf star to probe
       the atmosphere of the K class Supergiant primary. The target was
       found of the first map. No problems were reported. 

   1.8 Completed GHRS/2 3210 (R136 G160M)


       The High Resolution Spectrograph was used to make spectral
       observations using grating G160M to look at the R136A complex which
       is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The observations were
       executed as scheduled, and no problems were reported. 

   1.9 Completed WFC/PC 4109 (WF/PC Calibration: Rapid Internal Monitor)

       Both the Wide Field Camera and the Planetary Camera were used with
       filter F555W to make internal flat observations to check for new
       forms of contamination (i.e., daisies and measles) and to look for
       the return of Quantum Efficiency Hysteresis. The observations were
       executed as scheduled, and no problems were reported. 

   1.10 Completed PC/WFC 2607 (Black Holes, Stellar Dynamics and 
        Populations)

        The Planetary Camera and the wide Field Camera were used to make a
        total of seven observations of the nuclear regions of the
        elliptical galaxy NGC-4374. The observations were made in signal
        star course track. They all were received and displayed. they were
        reported to look okay. 

   1.11 Completed PC 4347 (WF/PC Calibration: Flood Retention Test)

        The Planetary Camera was used to make three Earth flat calibration 
        observations using filter F439W. The first observations was
        reported to be okay, and the last two were saturated. 

   1.12 Completed WFC 3253 (Optical  and UV Observations of Radio Pulsars)

        The Wide Field Camera was used to to make one observations of the
        Large Magellanic Pulsar. The observations was executed in fine
        lock. The observation was received and displayed. It was reported
        to look okay. 

   1.13 Completed HSP/POL 4083 (Remnant Stars in Supernova Remnants)

        The High Speed Photometer was used to locate the remnant pulsar
        associated with supernova SN1987A. The target acquisition left the
        reference star  well centered. Both photometric observations were
        reported to have proceeded normally. 

   1.14 Completed FOC/96 4075 (Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae)

        The Faint Object Camera was used to make one observation of the 
        planetary nebulae LMC-N192 which is located in the Large Magellanic
        Cloud. The observations was reported to have completed without
        incident. 

   1.15 Uplinked Updated Ephemeris Tables, Per MOSES 2871 

   1.16 Completed two Sets of FOC/96 4800 (Stellar Content of Wolf-Rayet
        Galaxies)

        The Faint Object Camera was used to make ultraviolet observations
        of the Wolf-Rayet galaxy NGC-1614 to look at its star burst regions
        which exhibit broad emission He II lines at 4686 A0. The OSS
        monitored the observations and assessed the data a quality. No
        problems were reported.. 

   1.17 Completed FOS/BL 4799 (Quasar Absorption Line Survey) 

        The Faint Object Spectrograph was sued to make an absorption line
        survey of quasar PKS0232-04. The observations were executed as
        scheduled, and no problems were reported. 

   1.18 Completed HSP/UV2 1099 (Active Galactic Nuclei)

        The High Speed Photometer was used with filter F140LP to observe
        variations in the ultraviolet flux of the active galactic nuclei of
        galaxy 3CR371. The observations were executed in single star course
        track. Recentering occurred during three of the observations , but
        did not adversely affect the data. The last two observations showed
        a drop in the signal during the observation, probably caused by the
        target drifting out of the aperture. 

   1.19 Completed WFC 1306 (GTO Low Latitude Parallel Program)

        The Wide Field Camera was sued to make a series of six low latitude 
        observations which were taken in parallel with the prime science
        observations. The observations were taken in fine lock. The last
        two observations were reported to have shown excessive spacecraft
        roll, but the images showed no sign of trailing. 

   1.20 Completed GHRS/2 3496 (Ultraviolet Atlas of Sirius)

        The High Resolution Spectrograph was used to make of the star
        Sirius to obtain WSCAN mode observations to get an accurate flux
        distribution and and ultraviolet line profile of the star. The
        guide star acquisition for this star failed. This caused the
        onboard target acquisition to fail. The observations were all
        reported as lost. 

   1.21 Completed PC 3769 (Structure of Inner Coma of Comet Chiron)

        The Planetary Camera was used to make observations of the
        comet/object Chiron in order to fine its outer edge (i.e., the
        exopause), of the gravitationally bound dust cloud around the
        nucleus (i.e., the inner coma), and to look for indications of
        active regions within the inner coma. The observations were
        executed as scheduled, and no problems have been reported. 

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

    2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

        The prime acquisitions were missed because there was a V1 axis
        error that had been building up thoughtout the day. Through a
        procedure error the attitude error was not corrected, and this
        affected subsequent observations. 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 22 
                                        Successful : 20

                           (067/0212Z AND 067/0434Z)

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 21
                                        Successful : 20

                            (067/0206Z)

                                    Losses of Lock : 0

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 36
                             Successful : 31

                          (067/0206Z, 0209Z, 0335Z, 03559Z, AND 0402Z)

   2.3 Significant HSTARs: None

   2.4 Operations Note: None

3.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD:

   3.1 Uplink Updated Ephemeris Tables, Per MOSES 2871

   3.2 Complete HSP/POL 3557 (Polarimetric Observations of Crab Pulsar in the 
       UV)

   3.3 Complete WFC 1306 (GTO Low Latitude Parallel Program)

   3.4 Complete S/C/FOS/BL/RD 4098 (FOS Discriminator Test)

   3.5 Complete PC 4106 (HST Medium Deep Survey)

4.0 ANOMALY STATUS:
	
   4.1 Significant New Anomalies: None

   4.2 Significant Unresolved Anomalies: None
 
5.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS: Nothing at this time.

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