HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

                       DAILY REPORT #1541

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z (UTC) 12/20/95 - 0000Z (UTC) 12/21/95

Daily Status Report as of 355/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

1.1 Completed FOS/RD 6339 (Verification of the UV Spectrum of the HST =
Background Light )

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make =
ultraviolet observations of the HST background light.  These FOS =
observations were taken parallel with the Hubble Deep Field (HDF) survey.  =
Both the HDF and these FOS data will be used to test and improve the =
existing engineering model of the HST background light.  The observations =
were completed as planned, and no anomalies were reported.

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

   2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 0
                                        Successful : 0

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 11
                                        Successful : 11

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 3
                             Successful : 3

   2.3 Operations Notes: 

       There were no significant opertional problems.

3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS: 

        Nothing at this time.

/DMH