HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE DAILY REPORT #910 PERIOD COVERED: 0800 EST Daily Status Report as of 168/1200Z. 1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED: 1.1 Completed Two Sets of WFC 3848 (Separate Light Curves of Pluto and Charon) The Wide field Camera was used to make two sets of two observations each. One set of the planet Pluto, and the other set of its moon Charon (Each individually). The observations were obtained while Pluto and Charon were within 25 Arcseconds of a comparison star. All four images were reported to look satisfactory. 1.2 Completed PC 3763 (Synoptic Monitoring of Seasonal Phenomena on Mars) The Planetary Camera was used to make atmospheric and surface observations of the Planet Mars looking for seasonal variations. There is a change that there might be dust storms in the northern hemisphere. Three images were taken, and they were reported to be satisfactory. 1.3 Completed PC 4929 (WF/PC Cycle 2: Improved Dark Calibration) The Planetary Camera was used to make two dark calibration images. The observations were 1200 seconds exposures, and the camera were pre-flashed. The dark images were reported to be normal. 1.4 Completed FGS 4031 (High Speed Photometry - A Search for Planetary Companions) The Fine Guidance Sensors were used to make astrometric observations of the star Proxima Centauri to determine the presence of a Jupiter sized planet in orbit about the target star from the position perturbations caused by the planet. The astrometric observations were monitored by the OSS. No problems were reported with the telemetry. 1.5 Uplinked Updated Ephemeris Tables, Per MOSES 2871 Uplinked at 168/0031Z. All Okay. 1.6 Completed FOC/96 3594 (Imaging Polarization of the M-87 Nucleus and Jet) The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to make images in polarized light of the jet and inner nuclear regions of galaxy M-87 (aka, NGC-4486). The goal was to map the distribution of polarization in the jet and to measure the polarization of the nucleus at ultraviolet and optical wavelenghts. The first image was received in real-time, and a corrective maneuver was calculated and successfully uplinked to the spacecraft. Most of the observations still remain on the science tape recorder. No problems were reported. 1.7 Completed WFC 3917 (HST Medium Deep Survey: Cycle 2 Part 1) The Wide Field Camera was used to make several medium-deep sky survey images taken in parallel with the prime science observations. The observations were executed as scheduled, and no problems were reported. 2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: Scheduled Acquisitions : 6 Successful : 6 Scheduled Reacquisitions : 9 Successful : 9 Losses of Lock : 0 2.2 FHST Updates: Scheduled : 13 Successful : 13 2.3 Significant HSTARs: None 2.4 Operations Note: Simulation #3 (i.e., EVA Simulation Day 2 - Solar array Deploy) was successfully completed yesterday in the MOR. This simulation was conducted in parallel with the astronauts working in the zero-g simulator tank located at MSFC. 3.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD: 3.1 Uplink Updated Ephemeris Tables, Per MOSES 2871 3.2 Complete FOS/RD 4504 (The Inner Regions o Quasars Cycle 3) 3.3 Complete PC 4929 (WF/PC Cycle 2: Improved Dark Calibration) 3.4 Complete FOS/RD 4784 (Transition comets: UV Search for OH) 3.5 Complete FOC/96 4969 (Search for Quasars Suitable for Subsequent Observations of He II) 3.6 Complete WFC/PC 4109 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: Rapid Internal Monitor) 3.7 Complete PC 3603 (Snapshots of Protoplanetary Nebulae) 3.8 Complete GHRS/2 4067 (GHRS 1ST Order Grating Spectral Lamp Test) 3.9 Complete WFC 5010 (Determination of the Extragalactic distance Scale. III. M-101. Recovery) 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. -END-