HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

                       DAILY REPORT #1842

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z (UTC) 03/25/97 - 0000Z (UTC) 03/26/97

Daily Status Report as of 085/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed FOC/96 7014 (FOC/96 Throughput)

       The Faint object Camera (f/96) absolute sensitivity was measured =
with COSTAR in the beam.  This will provide an estimate of the =
degradation of the FOC sensitivity over the three years since the first =
servicing mission, when an identical set of measurements were taken.  The =
observations were executed as scheduled and no anomalies were noted.

   1.2 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 6361 (High Resolution Imaging of =
X-Ray Selected AGNs)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make high resolution  observations of the =
known low, red-shifted, x-ray active galactic nuclei (AGN) MS1205.7+6 and =
MS1136.5+3. ,These data will allow a study of the optical properties of =
an unbiased sample of AGN host galaxies. ,The observations were completed =
as scheduled, and no problems were reported.

   1.3 Completed WF/PC-2 6887 (A Photometric Search for Faint Companions =
to Nearby Stars)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make photometric search observations of =
the nearby star HD90839 in order to look for possible companions.  The =
technique involves use of the planetary camera with wide band pass =
filters to photometrically search for the presence of resolved dark =
companions.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no =
anomalies were noted. 

   1.4 Completed WF/PC-2 6587 (Black Holes and Cores of Early-Type =
Galaxies)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of early-type galaxy =
NGC-4073 in order to study its nuclear core region and its possible black =
hole.  The campaign to find black holes in the centers of galaxies using =
HST has so far been highly successful.  The observations were completed =
as planned, and no problems were reported. 

   1.5 Completed WF/PC-2 6632 (Morphologies of High Redshifted Radio =
Galaxies)

      The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the high, red-shifted =
radio galaxy GAL-1348+2 in order to study its morphology.  This is part =
of a study of the continuum and Lyman-Alpha morphologies of 20 high =
redshifted radio galaxies which was begun in Cycle 5.  The observations =
were completed as planned, and no problems were reported. 

   1.6 Completed WF/PC-2 6363 (The Environments and Host Galaxies of =
BL-Lac Objects)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make snapshot survey observations of =
BL-Lac object PKS1519-27 in order to study its environment and its host =
galaxy.  The goal is to investigate systematic trends in host galaxy =
type, unusual morphological features, nearby companion galaxies, etc.  =
The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.7 Completed WF/PC-2 6352 (Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy Snapshots)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to survey galaxy VCC118, from a sample of 30 =
dwarf elliptical galaxies.  The observations were completed as planned, =
and no anomalies were reported.

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:


2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions: 

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 11
                                        Successful : 11

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 4
                                        Successful : 4

   2.2 FHST Updates: 

                              Scheduled : 26
                             Successful : 26

   2.3 Operations Notes: 

        After the NICMOS dewar truss temperature (HSTAR 5994) and the =
NICMOS dewar bottom shell temperature (HSTAR 5995) went below their =
operational limits, the NICMOS thermal TC heater was turned on at =
084/1512Z.  It was turned off at 085/0211Z.

3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS: 

       Continuation of SMOV activities.

/DMH