HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

                       DAILY REPORT #1559

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z (UTC) 01/29/96 - 0000Z (UTC) 01/30/96

Daily Status Report as of 030/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed Four Sets of WF/PC-2 6188 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 5 Calibration: =
Dark)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make internal dark calibration images.  The =
observations were completed as scheduled, and no problems were reported.

   1.2 Completed FOS/RD 6032 (The Upper IMF in the Magellanic Clouds. II. =
Spatially Resolved)

       The Faint Object spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make offset =
spectrographic observations of individual stars in a  WN+OB cluster =
association near the 30 Dor complex in order to study the upper IMF in the =
Large Magellanic Clouds.  The goal is to obtain information about the mass =
function, and about evolutionary relationships between the peculiar =
objects and their normal OB companions.  The observations were executed as =
scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.3 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 6033 (Parallel High Resolution =
Imaging of Defuse Objects in the Magellanic Clouds)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make parallel images of a variety of defuse =
objects located in the Magellanic Clouds.  The observations were primarily =
in the Balmer lines and stronger forbidden lines, with supplemental =
continuum images.  The observations were completed as scheduled, and no =
problems were reported.

   1.4 Completed FGS 6326 (Monitor the Long Term Stability of FGS#3 - =
Early 1996)

       FGS#3 was used to make astrometric observations of star OF956 and =
other nearby standard stars which are located in the M-35 open star =
cluster in order to test the long term stability of the FGS unit.  The =
observations were completed as planned, and no problems were reported.

   1.5 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.

   1.6 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 5908 (New Class Gravitational Lenses)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to try to confirm the nature of gravitational =
lens candidate QSO-071603, selected during a new radio survey.  =
Observations will be obtained using the F555W and F814W filters.  The =
observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.7 Completed FOS/RD 6019 (Supersonic Velocity Dispersion in Dwarf Nova =
Accretion Disks)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make =
spectrographic observations of the dwarf nova V2051-Oph in order to study =
its supersonic velocity dispersion.  The intent is to nail down the =
physical support mechanism for its accretion disk of this short period =
eclipsing dwarf nova.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no =
anomalies were noted.

   1.8 Completed WF/PC-2 6253 (Pure Parallel Archive Program)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to execute a pure parallel program taking =
ultraviolet observations running concurrently with prime science =
observations.  The intent is to search for extra-galactic sources with =
flux excesses at 3000 A0 and galactic sources with excesses at 1600 A0.  =
The observations were completed as planned, and no problems were reported.

   1.9 Completed FOS/RD 6020 (SINS: Supernova Intensive Study - Cycle 5)

       The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to make =
spectrographic observations of the supernova remnant LMC-SN1987 which is =
located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.  This is to study the development =
of the nova, and its interstellar matter.  The observations were completed =
as scheduled, and no anomalies were reported.

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

   2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 5
                                        Successful : 5

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 9
                                        Successful : 9

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 15
                             Successful : 15

   2.3 Operations Notes: 

       ESTR #2 remains in a powered off state pending results of the =
anomaly investigation.

3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS: 

        Nothing at this time.

/DMH