HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
                              DAILY REPORT #1300

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z
Daily Status Report as of 006/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed FGS 5336 (Linking HIPPARCOS to the Extragalactic Reference
       Frame Newhip-B, Part 1)

       The Fine Guidance Sensor #3 was  used to make two sets of
       astrometric observations of object NEWEGOB-23. The observations were 
       executed as scheduled. No anomalies were reported. 
 
   1.2 Completed WF/PC-2 5370 (HST Medium Deep Survey: Cycle 4 Medium High
       Galactic Latitude - CR Split)

       The WF/PC-2 was used in parallel with the prime science observations
       to make high galactic latitude observations as part of a medium-deep
sky
       survey. The observations were completed as planned, and no problems
were
       reported. 

   1.3 Completed WF/PC-2 5354 (Imaging in the Crab Nebula)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make images of NGC-1952-BR (aka, M-1, the
       Crab Nebula) to study ionization structure and to look for hot spots.
The
       observations were completed as planned, and no problems were reported.


   1.4 Completed WF/PC-2 5571 (Cycle 4 Calibration: Earth Flats, 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. 

   1.5 Completed WF/PC-2 5768 (The Disks Around Young Stellar Objects - HL
Tau)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to obtain images of HL Tau which is a star in 
       the Taurus star formation region.  The images will be used to look
       for scattered light to determine the physical properties of the
       circumstellar material in the molecular cloud.  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 photometric observations of nearby star
       HD16160 to search for possible 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 5764 (Cycle 4 Calibration: Internal Flats - Repeat)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make internal flat calibration images using
       the VIS lamp and internal sources. The observations were executed as
       scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.8 Completed WF/PC-2 5397 (Determination of Extragalactic Distance Scale:
       Cycle 4 High)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make images of galaxy NGC-3351 to be used in 
       measuring the periods of Cepheid variable stars within the galaxies. 
       The observations were completed as planned, and no anomalies were
noted.

   1.9 Completed WF/PC-2 5446 (The Nuclei of Nearby SO and Spiral Galaxies:
       A PC Snapshot Imaging Survey)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the core region of galaxy
       IC755 to provide statistics on the nuclear cusps, stellar 
       condensations, and inner stellar disks and dust lanes. The
observations 
       were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted. 

   1.10 Completed FOS/BL 5095 (Spectra at Lambda <3000A for QSOs with Z 
       About 2)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Blue Side) was used to make ultraviolet
       spectral observations of the absorption lines and high-ionization 
       emission lines in QSO PKS1148-00. The observations were executed as 
       scheduled, and no problems were noted. 

   1.11 Completed WF/PC-2 5562 (Cycle 4 Calibrations: 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. 

   1.12 Completed FOS/BL 5588 (FOS Prism Snapshot Survey)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make a Prism
       observation of quasi-stellar object PKS1148-00 to study its optical to
       ultraviolet continuum shape. The observations were executed as 
       scheduled, and no anomalies were noted. 

   1.13 Completed Two Sets pf FOS/BL 5444(A UV Spectral Library of Metal-Poor
       Massive Stars)

       The FOS (Blue Side) was used for a snapshot program to obtain
       ultraviolet spectra of HD269357, NS91-70, and B197, all metal-poor
       stars in the LMC.  It will be useful for stellar atmosphere and
stellar 
       evolution studies. The observations completed without incident. 

   1.14 Completed WF/PC 5342-2 (UV Imaging of Intermediate Age Magellanic
       Cloud Clusters: Hot Stellar)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make ultraviolet observations of the star
       cluster NGC-1835 which is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud to 
       determine the nature of its hot stellar components. The observations 
       were completed as planned, and no problems were reported. 
 
   1.15 Completed FOS/BL 5702 (Extreme Stellar Winds and Post-Main Sequence 
       Evolution)

       The FOS (Blue Side) was used to obtain spectra of one Ofpe/WNL star
       in the LMC.  This class of stars appears to have properties between
       those of Wolf-Rayet stars and Ofpe stars.  The observations were
       completed as planned with no reported problems.

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

   2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 9
                                        Successful : 9

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 5
                                        Successful : 5

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 15
                             Successful : 15

   2.3 Significant HSTARs: None

   2.4 Operations Notes: 

     STGT data inversions continue.

     Bit slips have been occurring in STR #2, Track 2 dumps during WF/PC-2
     observations.  This has been observed since the reconfiguration of 
     ESTR #2 from ETR to STR on December 30. These occurrences have
     been documented in HSTAR 5081.

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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