HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
                               DAILY REPORT #974

PERIOD COVERED:  0800 EST
Daily Status Report as of 260/1200Z.

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed WFC/PC 5026 (WF/PC Cycle 3 Calibration: Rapid Internal

       Monitor)

       The Wide Field Camera and the Planetary Camera were used to make
       internal flat calibration images. These images will be used to look
       for measles and daisies (i.e., different forms of contamination),
       and to monitor scattered light. The observations were executed as
       scheduled, and no problems were reported. 

   1.2 Completed FOS/4396 (QSO Absorption System Snapshot Survey - Part 1
       of 3: cycle 3 High) 

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make one
       spectrographic observation of quasar 0537-4406 to look for
       absorption line systems at low red shift, emission lines, and to
       study the QSO's continuum. The observations was received in real
       time.  Although the acquisition only reached coarse track, the
       observations looked fine.

   1.3 Completed FGS 5183 (A Critical Test of the Galactic Escape Velocity

       at R(sun))

       The Fine Guidance Sensors were used to make astrometric observations
       of the high velocity star G-1625 to determine its galactic escape
       velocity. The FGSs was used in the POS mode to measure the target's
       trigonometric parallax and proper motion. The OSS monitored the
       observations and assessed the data quality.  Although only one

       STOP flag occurred, the FGS 3 scan patterns seen for most of the
       targets wre not as expected.  There were no other problems seen
       in the telemetry.  HSTAR #4348 was written to document this.

   1.4 Completed Four Sets of WFC 4381 (HST Medium - Deep Survey - Cycle 3)


       The Wide Field Camera was used to make four sets of medium-deep high
       latitude sky survey observations taken in parallel with the prime
       science observations. The observations were executed as scheduled
       and looked OK, but there were three segments of data missing from
       one of the observations.  The DCF was also missing part of the
       same observation.

   1.5 Completed WFC/PC 4770 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: Internal Monitor

       Proposal)

       The Wide Field Camera was used to make one bias and one dark
       calibration images. These data are required for routine calibration
       of the instrument and for data reduction purposes. Both of the
       observations were reported to be normal calibration images. 

   1.6 Uplinked Updated Ephemeris Tables, Per MOSES 2871

   1.7 Completed PC 5014 (WF/PC Cycle 3 calibration: PC Flats Narrow. 2)

       The Planetary Camera was used to make standard Earth calibrations
       images for flat fielding of PC observations. Medium and narrow
       filters were used, with and without neutral density filters. The
       observations were executed as scheduled, and no problems were
       reported other than two of the flats were underexposed.

   1.8 Completed FOS/RD 4528 (SINS: The Supernova Intensive Study - SN1992)


       The Faint Object Spectrograph was used to make Red Side ultraviolet
       observations of the Supernova SN1992. The OSS monitored the
       observations and assessed the data quality. No problems were
       reported. 

   1.9 Completed FOS 4276 (The abundance and Evolution of Carbon in the

       Spiral Galaxy NGC-2403)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make
       spectrographic observations of carbon absorption lines in galaxy
       NGC-2403. The observations were executed as scheduled, and no
       problems were reported. 

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

    2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions :  5
                                        Successful :  5
                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 11
                                        Successful : 11


   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 14
                             Successful : 14

   2.3 Significant HSTARs:  None.

   2.4 Operations Note: None.

3.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD:

   3.1 Complete Three Sets of GHRS/2 4770 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration:

       Internal Monitor Proposal)

   3.2 Complete Four Set of PC 5014 (WF/PC Cycle 3 Calibration: PC Flats

       Narrow. 2)

   3.3 Complete FOS/BL 3621 (The Partially Burned Ejecta of Supernova 1006)

   3.4 Complete FOC/96 4237 (FOC Objective Prisms - Cycle 2 )

   3.5 Complete Two Sets of GHRS/2 4874 (Dynamics and Energy Balance in

       Stellar Transformation Regions - Cycle 3 Augmentation)

   3.6 Complete PC 4904 (The Nuclei and Nearby S0 and Spiral Galaxies _ III

       A PC Snapshot Image)

   3.7 Uplink Updated Ephemeris Tables, Per MOSES 2871

   3.8 Complete PC 4644 (The Nuclei and Nearby S0 and Spiral Galaxies _ I

       A PC Snapshot Image)

   3.9 Complete WFC/PC 4109 (WF/PC Cycle 2 Calibration: Rapid Internal

       Monitor)

   3.10 Complete FGS 5060 (Linking the HIPPARCOS to the Extragalactic

       Reference Frame - Part 2 of 6)

   3.11 Complete WFC 4381 (HST Medium - Deep Survey - Cycle 3) 

   3.12 Complete GHRS/2 3943 (Local Interstellar Medium and D/H Ratio -

       Cycle 2)

   3.13 Complete PC 2350 (WF/PC Imaging of Gravitational Lenes and

       Gravitational Lens Candidates)
 
   3.14 Complete WFC 5075 (WF/PC Cycle 3 Calibration: WFC Flats Wide. 1)

   3.15 Complete FGS 5057 (Extragalactic Astrometry and Astrophysics

       FT0-11, Part 1 of 2)

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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