HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
                               DAILY REPORT #949

PERIOD COVERED:  0800 EST
Daily Status Report as of 224/1200Z.

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Complete PC 4940 (Post Asymptotic Giant Branch Evolution in the 
       Magellanic Clouds)

       The Planetary Camera was used to make observations of object
       LMC-SMP67 and LMC-SMP37 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. All of the
       observations were reported to look normal, except for cosmic ray
       contamination of one image. 

   1.2 Complete FGS 4031 (High Speed Astrometry - A Search for Planetary 
       Companions to Low Mass)

       The Fine Guidance Sensors were used to make astrometric observations
       of the star Proxima Centauri to look for the presence of a Jupiter
       sized planet in orbit around the target star based on the position
       perturbations caused by the planet. The OSS Monitored the
       observations as possible, and no problems were reported. 

   1.3 Complete WFC 4713 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: WFC Internal Delta 
       Flats)

       The Wide Field Camera was used to make internal flat calibrations
       images. All of the images were reported to be normal. 

   1.4 Complete PC 4714 (WF/PC Cycle : PC Internal Delta Flats)

       The Faint Object Camera was used to make internal flat
       calibration images which will be used for the restoration of Earth
       flat images, which were altered due to changes in quantum efficiency
       which occurred after decontamination operations. The observations
       was received and displayed in the OSS. They were reported to look
       okay. 

   1.5 Complete There Sets of PC 4929 (WF/PC Cycle 2 : Improved Dark 
       Calibration)

       The Planetary Camera was used to make dark calibration images.
       The exposures lasted 1200 seconds each, and the camera was
       pre-flashed before the observations. The observations were reported
       to be normal exposures. 

   1.6 Uplink Update Ephemeris Tables, Per MOSES 2871

   1.7 Complete Two Set of FOS 4226 (Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Hydrogen -
       Poor Planetary Nebulae) 

       The High Resolution spectrograph was used to make ultraviolet
       spectral observations of several emission knots and the central
       stars of the hydrogen-poor planetary nebula IRAS1515. All
       observations were received in real time and were reported to look
       okay. 

   1.8 Complete WFC 4738 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: UV Flat 1)

       The WFPC was used to make images of the Earth to provide flat
       field images for calibration of the ultraviolet observations. All of
       the images were received and displayed. No problems were reported 

   1.9 Complete PC 4902 (HST Medium - Deep Survey - Part 2 : Low Lat. - 
       Cycle 3 High)

       The Planetary Camera was used to take several deep Low Latitude sky
       survey observations taken in parallel with the prime science
       observations. The observations were executed scheduled, and no
       problems were reported. 

   1.10 Complete FOC/96 4666 (The Jets of Centaurus A and Its Host Galaxies
       - Cycle 3 Medium) 

       The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to make images in the inner
       jet region of the object Centaurus A. The OSS monitored the
       observations and assessed the data quality. No problems were
       reported. 

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 

    2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 7
                                        Successful : 7
                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 3
                                        Successful : 3
                                    Losses of Lock : 0

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 6
                             Successful : 6

   2.3 Significant HSTARs: None

   2.4 Operations Note: None

3.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD:

   3.1 Complete WFC 4666 (The Jet of Centaurus A and Its Host Galaxies - 
       Cycle 3 Medium)

   3.2 Complete PC 5020 (Separate Light Curves for Pluto and Charon - Spite 
       of 3848)

   3.3 Complete FGS 5060 (Linking HIPPARCCOS to the Extragalactic Reference 
       Frame Part 2 of 6)

   3.4 Complete Two Sets of 5014 (WF/PC Cycle 3 Calibration: PC Flats 
       Narrow. 2)

   3.5 Complete FOC/96 4539 (Polarization Imaging of Radio Galaxies - Cycle 
       3 Medium)

   3.6 Complete WFC 5013 (WF/PC Cycle 3 Calibration: WFC Flats Narrow. 2)

   3.7 Complete WFC/PC 4207 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: Photometric 
       Calibration Monitor)

   3.8 Complete FOS/BL 4976 (UV Rotational Light Curves for Pluto and
       Charon's UV Spectrum - Split)

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.

/Ed Venter                        -END-