HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE DAILY REPORT #1067 PERIOD COVERED: 0700 EST Daily Status Report as of 034/1200Z. 1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED: 1.1 Completed Three Sets of WF/PC-2 5475 (A Snapshot Survey for Blue Stragglers in Magellanic Cluster Cores) The WF/PC-2 was used to make short exposure snapshot images of the blue straggler stars located in populous clusters NGC-2173, and NGC-458. A populous cluster is the Magellanic Cloud equivalent of a galactic globular cluster. The observations were made with two different color filters. The intent is to find out if blue straggler stars exist within these clusters. A total of four images were received and displayed. They were reported to look nominal. 1.2 Completed WF/PC-2 5156 (Optical Emission in Double Radio Galaxy Lobes: Cycle 4) The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the compact hot spots in the double radio lobes of galaxy 0812+020 to search for optical counterparts of the radio hot spots. Two images were received and displayed. No problems were noted. 1.3 Completed FOC/96 5139 (A search For Low-Mass Companions to Nearby Astrometric Binaries) The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to to search for faint companions near the astrometric binary star VYS782-C. Two FOC images were received and displayed. No anomalies were noted. 1.4 Completed Three Sets of WF/PC-2 4709 (WF/PC-2 Internal Monitor) The WF/PC camera was used to make a series of routine dark calibration images to monitor the instrument's performance. The observations were monitored in the OSS, and the data quality was assessed. Eight images were received and displayed. Several were reported to be underexposed. 1.5 Completed FOC/96 5185 (Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebulae: Cycle 4) The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to make observations of the planetary nebula LMC-N97 which is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud to determine its mass and age. Two images were received and displayed. No anomalies were noted. 1.6 Completed COSTAR/U 4744 (COSTAR/GHRS Fine Alignment - Focus) The High Resolution Spectrograph was used to make observations of ultraviolet standard star AGK81D266 to determine the best position of the M1 mirror. The star was observed at five different focus positions. All of the spiral searches and corrective pointing maneuvers worked as expected. All of the observations continued without apparent incident. 1.7 Completed WF/PC-2 4721 (WF/PC-2 Decontamination and TEC Turn On) The WF/PC-2 was used to make ultraviolet photometric observations of the star standard A+81D262, plus K-Spots, and dark calibration images. All four sets of CCDs were used. A total of 11 images were received and displayed in the OSS. No anomalies were reported. 1.8 Completed Four Sets of WF/PC-2 5240 (SMOV-WF/PC-2 Flat Fields Calibration) The WF/PC-2 was used to make four sets of visual internal flat images. The images were received and displayed. They were reported to be okay. 1.9 Completed WF/PC-2 5203 (Supernova 1987A) The WF/PC-2 was used to make eight images of supernova SN1987A in four different band passes. The objective is to detect the neutron star at the nova's core, and to study the nature of the circumstellar nebula and the evolution of its ring. All eight images were received and displayed in the OSS. No anomalies were noted. 1.10 Completed FGS 5425 (SMOV K-Factor Verification Test/Trans Scans for FGS 1,2,3) The standard star OF-201 which is located in the open cluster M-35 was observed with all three FGSs to determine how the servicing mission activities affected the S-Curve signatures. The astrometric observations were monitored, and no anomalies were reported. 1.11 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 4819 (WF/PC-2 PSF Characterization) The WF/PC-2 was used to make multiple exposures of the globular Cluster Omega Centauri during coarse and fine dwell scans. The fine scans were only 0.025 arcseconds apart. Two different filters were used. The OSS monitored the observations, and assessed the data quality. No anomalies were noted. 1.12 Completed WF/PC-2 5099 (Imaging and Spectroscopy of a Complete Sample of Bright Nearby Quasars) The WF/PC-2 was used to image nearby quasar PG0953+414 using filter F606W. The goal is to identify the morphology of the underlying galaxy. The observations were executed as scheduled, and on problems were reported. 2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY: 2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: Scheduled Acquisitions : 11 Successful : 11 Scheduled Reacquisitions : 2 Successful : 2 2.2 FHST Updates: Scheduled :21 Successful :21 2.3 Significant HSTARs: None 2.4 Operations Notes: There were no reported problems in any SMOV activity or with any HST subsystem. 3.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD: 3.1 Complete FGS 5425 (SMOV K-Factor Verification Test Trans Scans for FGS 1,2,3) 3.2 Complete GHRS/2/COSTAR 4732 (COSTAR/GHRS Fine Alignment X-Tilt/Y-Tilt) 3.3 Complete WF/PC-2 4721 (WF/PC-2 Decontamination and TEC Turn On) 4.0 ANOMALY STATUS: 4.1 Significant New Anomalies: None 4.2 Significant Unresolved Anomalies: None 5.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS: None /DMH -END-