HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

                       DAILY REPORT #1530

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z (UTC) 12/05/95 - 0000Z (UTC) 12/06/95

Daily Status Report as of 340/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed WF/PC-2 6187 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 5 Calibration: Earth Flat)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make Earth streak flat calibration images.  =
These streak flats will be used to produce flat fields, to map the OTA =
illumination pattern and, in combination with other data, to produce new =
superflats.  The observations were completed as planned, and no problems =
were reported.

   1.2 Completed WF/PC-2 6250 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 5 Calibration: Internal =
Monitor)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make a series on internal calibration =
observations.  Internal flats, biases, and K-Spot calibration images were =
taken.  These observations are designed to monitor the health of the =
cameras.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies =
were noted.

   1.3 Completed WF/PC-2 5972 (Determination of the Extragalactic Distance =
Scale)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the galaxy NGC-1365 =
looking for standard candle Cepheid variable stars.  The purpose of this =
observations is to help estimate the Hubble constant with an accuracy of =
10%.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were =
noted.

   1.4 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 6232 (Star Formation at the Edge)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the extreme late-type, =
low surface brightness spiral galaxies NGC-4242 and NGC-4395 which are =
known to have a very compact nucleus.  These galaxies are interesting =
objects because they might be an intermediate type between an active =
galactic nuclei and an inactive galactic nuclei.  The observations were =
completed as planned, and no problems were reported.

   1.5 Completed FGS 6258 (Is the Chiron Occultation Star, CH02, a =
Double?)

       The FGSs were used to make astrometric observations of the star =
CH02 to determine if this star is a double star.  The star CH02 was =
occulted by the deep-solar system object Chiron in 1993.  The light from =
the star did not disappear completely during the occultation, so it is =
possible that the star is a close binary.  The observations were executed =
as s scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.6 Completed WF/P-2 6254 (GTO Pure Parallel Program - Cycle 5)

       The WF/PC-2 was use to make random, long exposures of high galactic =
fields taken in parallel with the prime science observations to obtain a =
random sample of galaxies.  The observations were executed as scheduled, =
and no anomalies were noted.

   1.7 Completed WF/PC-2/FOC/96 6257 (Deep Photometry of Globular Cluster =
M-92)

       Both the WF/PC-2 and the Faint Object Camera (f/96) were used to =
make deep observations of globular cluster NGC-6341 (aka, M-92) in order =
to obtain a color-magnitude diagram and luminosity function for its faint =
stars.  The FOC pictures were primary, and the WF/PC-2 pictures were in =
parallel.  The observations were completed as planned and no anomalies =
were reported.

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

   2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 6
                                        Successful : 6

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 8
                                        Successful : 8

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 17
                             Successful : 17

   2.3 Operations Notes: 

       HST operations transitioned to the SEER area so that =
re-configuration of the MOR/SMOR could be performed.

3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS: 

        Nothing at this time.

/DMH