HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
                               DAILY REPORT #1073

PERIOD COVERED:  0700 EST
Daily Status Report as of 042/1200Z.

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed FOS/RD 5320 (A New Size Constant on Lyman Alpha Clouds: 
       Cycle 4 Medium)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to attempt
       observations of quasar LB9605 to look for interstellar absorption
       lines. A total of nine observations were received and displayed in
       the OSS. As was expected for this target, only noise was reported to
       be present 

   1.2 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 5240 (SMOV-WF/PC-2 Flat field 
       Calibration)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make a single visual internal flat image.
       The image was received and displayed. It was reported to be okay. 

   1.3 Completed WF/PC-2 5369 (HST Medium-Deep Survey: Cycle 4 Medium, High 
       Galactic Latitude)

       The WF/PC-2 made a series of observations of high latitude objects
       as part of a medium deep sky survey. Several different filters were
       used. The observations were taken in parallel with other prime
       science observations. Five observations were received and displayed.
       They were reported to look fine. 

   1.4 Completed WF/PC-2 5475 (A Snapshot Survey For Blue Stragglers in 
       Magellanic Clusters)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make a short exposure snapshot image of the
       blue straggler stars located in populous  cluster NGC-2136. 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 this cluster. The image was received and displayed. It
       was reported to look nominal. 

   1.5 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 3C33S to search for optical
       counterparts of the radio hot spots. The observations were executed
       as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted. 

   1.6 Completed FOS/BL 5444 (A UV Spectral Library of Metal Poor Massive 
       Stars)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph was used to make ultraviolet
       observations to the metal poor massive star NS3-68 which is located
       in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This is to help study its stellar
       atmosphere and stellar evolution. The OSS monitored the
       observations, and assessed the data quality. No anomalies were
       noted. 

   1.7 Completed FOS/RD 5267 (Velocity Dispersions in the Nucleus of M-87 
       (FOC ERO):Cycle 4 FOS)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make spectral
       observations of the large spiral galaxy (Class Sb) NGC-4486 (aka,
       M-87) located in the Virgo Cluster. This is to study the stellar
       velocity distribution and rotation in the nuclear region. The
       onboard target acquisition was successful, and the acquisition image
       showed a nicely centered target. No anomalies were noted. 

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

    2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 4
                                        Successful : 4
                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 11
                                        Successful : 11

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled :13
                             Successful :13

   2.3 Significant HSTARs: None

   2.4 Operations Notes: 

       Goddard Space Flight Center was closed today (Friday, Feb. 11)
       because of the ice and snow conditions. 

       There was no anomalous behavior in any HST subsystem or in any of
       the SMOV activities. 

3.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR NEXT REPORTING PERIOD: 

   3.1 Complete Five Sets of WF/PC-2 5240 (SMOV WF/PC-2 Flat Fields
       Calibration) 

   3.2 Complete GHRS/2 5549 (GHRS Side 2 Dark Noise Monitor: Cycle 4)

   3.3 Complete  WF/PC-2 4763 (WF/PC-2 QE and Throughput Measurement)

   3.4 Complete Two Sets of GHRS/2/S/C 5196 (GHRS SMOV Side 1 High Voltage 
       Turn On)

   3.5 Complete FOC/96 5139 (A Search For Low Mass Companions to Nearby 
       Astrometric Binaries)

   3.6 Complete WF/PC-2 5091 (GTO High Latitude Parallel Program: Cycle 4)

   3.7 Complete FGS 4892 (Duplicity Among Heads Stars: Cycle 3, High)

   3.8 Complete  Two Sets of FOS/96 5320 (A New Size Constraint on Lyman 
       Alpha Clouds: Cycle 4 Medium)

   3.9 Complete Four Sets of WF/PC-2 5369 (HST Medium Deep Survey: Cycle 4 
       Medium, High Galactic Latitude)

   3.10 Complete Two Sets of FOS/96 5486 (I ZW 1: A Template Fe II Quasar )

   3.11 Complete FGS 2860 (Linking the HIPPARCOS to the Extragalactic 
       Reference Frame, Part 3 of 6)

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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