HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
                              DAILY REPORT #1285

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z
Daily Status Report as of 348/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed WF/PC-2 5560 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 4 Calibration: Internal
       Monitor. 1) 

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make several internal bias, K-Spot, and flat
       calibration observations to monitor the CCD camera electronics, the
       optical alignment, and to check for contamination. The observations
       were completed as planned, and no anomalies were noted. 

   1.2 Completed WF/PC-2 5655 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 4 Calibration: Internal
       Monitor. 2: Flats Part 2) 

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make both dark and visual flats. The
       observations were completed as planned, and no problems were
       reported. 

   1.3 Completed WF/PC-2 5447 (The Nature of Primeval Galaxies)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make deep polarization observations of the
       distant, massive galaxy 4C23.56 to look for molecular gas, dust, and
       star formation. The observations were executed as scheduled, and no
       anomalies were noted. 

   1.4 Completed WF/PC-2 5562 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 4 Calibration: Internal
       Monitor 3: Darks) 

       The WF/PC-2 was used to obtain several 30-minute long, dark
       exposures to provide ongoing calibration of the CCD dark current and
       to monitor and characterize the evolution of hot pixels. The
       observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were
       noted. 

   1.5 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2  5476 (Continuum Snapshots of 3CR
       Radio Galaxies) 

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make snapshot images of radio galaxies
       3C441.0 and 3C454.3 as part of a continuum survey and to study the
       galaxies' morphology. The observations were executed as scheduled,
       and no anomalies were noted. 

   1.6 Completed WF/PC-2 5132 (A Photometric Search for Planets of Nearby
       Stars) 

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make photmetric observations of nearby star
       HD10700 to search for passible planets. The exposure time was
       calculated so that area beyond 1.2 arcseconds from the central star
       is not saturated. The observations were completed as planned, and no
       problems were reported. 
 
   1.7 Completed WF/PC-2 5571 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 4 Calibration: Earthflats, 
       Smaller Set)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make several ultraviolet and narrow-band
       filter Earth flat calibration observations to correct for the
       telescope's illumination pattern. The observations were completed as
       planned, and no problems were reported. 

   1.8 Completed GHRS/2 5421 (Abundances of Very Heavy Elements in the 
       Early Galaxy: Cycle 4 Medium)

       The High Resolution Spectrograph (Side Two) was used to observe the
       metal-poor halo star HD122563 to attempt to detect lines of the
       heavy elements platinum, iridium, bismuth, and osmium. The
       observations were completed as planned, and no anomalies were
       reported. 

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

   2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 7
                                        Successful : 7

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 10
                                        Successful : 10

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 14
                             Successful : 14

   2.3 Significant HSTARs: None

   2.4 Operations Notes: 

       The battery #2 capacity test was started at 347/2320Z and is
       proceeding on schedule with the estimated time of termination of
       discharge being 348/1530Z. 

       STGT operations continue to be uneventful with the exception of
       recurrent data inversions problems. 

3.0 ANOMALY STATUS:

   3.1 Significant New Anomalies: None

   3.2 Significant Unresolved Anomalies: None

4.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS: 

        Nothing at this time.

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