HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
                               DAILY REPORT #876

PERIOD COVERED:  0800 EST
Daily Status Report as of 119/1200Z.

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed PC 2944 (Internal Velocity Distribution in Globular 
       Clusters Part Two)

       The Planetary Camera was used to make observations of globular
       cluster NGC-104 (aka, 47 Tucanae) at five core radii from its center
       to study its internal velocity dispersion. The baseline guide star
       acquisition failed, and the shutter did not open for the first
       observation. The reacquisition also failed and the remainder of the
       observation did not occur. It was thought that the secondary guide
       star is 0.5 magnitude fainted than originally thought. (See Note
       2.1) 

   1.2 Completed FOC/96 4821 (Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae: Cycle 3 
       Med)

       The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to make one high resolution
       image with filter F501N of the planetary nebula LMC-WS12 which is
       located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This observation is to help
       determine its mass and age. The observations was reported to look
       fine. 

   1.3 Completed FOC/96 4075 (Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae: Cycle 2 
       Med)

       The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to make one high resolution
       image with filter F501N of the planetary nebula SMC-N4 which is
       located in the Small Magellanic Cloud. This observation is to help
       determine its mass and age. The observations was reported to look
       fine. 

   1.4 Completed WFC 1297 (GTO High Latitude Parallel Program)

       The Wide Field Camera was used to make two long exposure high
       latitude observations which were taken in parallel with the prime
       science observations. Both observations were reported to be
       satisfactory. 

   1.5 Completed GHRS/2 3943 (Local Interstellar Medium and D/H Ratio - 
       Cycle 2)

       The High Resolution Spectrograph was used to try and make a spectral
       observation of Lyman Alpha emission in the star Alpha Centauri (aka,
       HD128621) to observe interstellar H and D line in absorption against
       the stellar emission feature. The onboard acquisition for this
       series of observations failed. A position correction was uplinked in
       real-time, but to no avail. The science observations was nearly
       blank. 

   1.6 Completed FOS/BL 4054 (Probing the Nuclear Regions of Seyfert Galaxy 
       NGC-5548)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph was used to make spectral observations
       of Seyfert galaxy NGC-5548 to study time variability in its
       continuum, and emission lines in Carbon IV and Helium II. The
       observations were executed as scheduled, and no problems have been
       reported. 

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

    2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 5
                                        Successful : 4

                            118/1528Z, Secondary star was not acquired,
                            attitude error does not appear to be a problem.
                            Threshold counts too low. (See Note 1.1)

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 10
                                        Successful : 8

                            118/1704Z, and 1840Z, related to previous 
                            acquisition failure. Subsequent observations
                            okay. (See Note 1.1)

                                    Losses of Lock : 0

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 5
                             Successful : 5

   2.3 Significant HSTARs: None

   2.4 Operations Note: None

3.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD:

   3.1 Complete WFC 4105 (HST Medium Deep Survey: Cycle 1 High Latitude)

   3.2 Complete FOS/RD 3858 (The Inner Regions of Quasars: Cycle Two 
       Continuation)

   3.3 Complete WFC 4105 (HST Medium Deep Survey: Cycle 2 High Latitude)

   3.4 Complete Two Sets of PC 4770 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: Internal 
       Monitor Proposal)

   3.5 Complete FOC/96 3801 (Search for QSOs Suitable for Subsequent 
       Observations of He II)

   3.6 Complete Five Sets PC 4714 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: PC Internal 
       Delta Flats)   

   3.7 Complete Four Sets of FOC/96 4804 (UV Imaging of Nearby Galaxies 
       With FOC/96)

   3.8 Complete FOS/BL 4054 (Probing the Nuclear Regions of Seyfert Galaxy 
       NGC-5548)

   3.9 Uplink Updated Ephemeris Tables, Per MOSES 2871

   3.10 Complete WFC/PC 4109 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: Rapid Internal 
        Monitor)

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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