HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

                       DAILY REPORT #1985

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z (UTC) 10/16/97 - 0000Z (UTC) 10/17/97

Daily Status Report as of 290/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 Completed Three Sets of WF/PC-2 7621 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 7 Supplemental
Darks PT1/3)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make supplemental dark calibration images.
This set of calibrations is intended to obtain three dark frames every day
to provide data for monitoring and characterizing the evolution of hot
pixels.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were
noted.

   1.2 Completed STIS/CCD 7802 (Daily Darks to Update Acquisition Bad Pixel
Table)

       The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to make
calibration observations to obtain daily darks to update the acquisition
bad pixel table.  These daily darks are intended to identify hot pixels for
update to the acquisition on-board FSW hot pixel table.  Daily hot pixel
lists can also be used for science data analysis.  The observations were
executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.3 Completed Two Sets of NIC/2 7795 (NICMOS MULTIACCUM Dark
Characterization 1/8)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Camera Two) was used to obtain on-orbit
darks for the MULTIACCUM predefined sequences requested by GOs, after day
233 of 1997.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies
were noted.
Dark

   1.4 Completed Six Sets of STIS/CCD 7601 (CCD Dark and Bias Monitor)

       The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to conduct
bias and dark monitoring.  Also, observations were made to track the growth
of hot pixels on the CCD in general and within the various target
acquisition apertures specifically.  The observations were completed as
planned, and no anomalies were reported.

   1.5 Completed WF/PC-2 7429 (Uranus' Vertical Haze Structure and its
Variation With Latitude)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make wide range ultraviolet observations of
the planet Uranus in order to study its vertical haze structure and its
variation with latitude.  The wide wavelength range allows determination of
aerosol sizes and spectral characteristics superior to previous work.  The
observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.6 Completed NIC/2 7331 (Near-IR Properties of the Bulges of Spiral
Galaxies)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Camera Two) was used to make infrared
observations of the bulge in spiral galaxy NGC-5678.  Near-IR data at HST
resolution are essential for correcting for the effect of dust and will
enable us to derive robust nuclear properties for the sample.  The
observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.7 Completed Three Sets of NIC/1/2/3 7370 (The low-mass pre-MS stellar
content of the 30-Dor starburst cluster)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Cameras One, Two and Three) was used to
make observations of the low-mass, pre-main-sequence, stellar content of
the starbursting region of the cluster 30-Dor.  The observations would tell
us whether the 30-Dor cluster can be regarded as a prototype young globular
cluster.  The observations were completed as scheduled, and no anomalies
were reported.

   1.8 Completed Nine Sets of STIS/CCD 7783 (STIS Parallel Science)

       The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to make
observations taken in parallel with the prime science.  The observations
were completed, and no further problems were reported.

   1.9 Completed Five Sets of WF/PC-2 7786 (Pure Parallel Archive Survey -
Continuation)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations as part of an archival
survey program in which the images were taken in parallel with the prime
science observations.  These WF/PC-2 parallel observations were obtained in
the ultraviolet in a search for interesting objects.  The observations were
completed as planned, and no problems were reported.

   1.10 Completed WF/PC-2 6855 (The Disks Around Young Stellar Objects)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the disk surrounding
the young stellar object COKU-TAU1.  Circumstellar material has been
detected at 1.3 mm around about 50% of the young (T<10^6 yr) stellar
objects in the Taurus-Auriga molecular cloud.  The observations permit an
estimate of the material's spatial extent, mass and temperature.  The
observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.11 Completed STIS/CCD 7782 (STIS Non-Scripted Parallel Archive
Proposal - Half Orbit)

       The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used for a
non-scripted parallel archive proposal (one-half orbit).  The observations
were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.12 Completed Two Sets of NIC/1/2/3 7729 (NICMOS Short One Orbit Parallel)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Cameras One, Two, and Three) was used to
obtain "JHK" imaging of sky regions while another instrument was prime.
These observations were  part of the short NICMOS one-orbit parallel
program.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies
were noted.

   1.13 Completed NIC/1/2/3 7798 (NICMOS MULTIACCUM Dark Characterization
of Pedestal F)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Cameras One, Two and Three) was used to
make to make MULTIACCUM dark characterization calibration observations
using Pedestal F.  The purpose of this proposal is to obtain on-orbit darks
for the MULTIACCUM predefined sequences requested by GOs, after day 233 of
1997.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were
noted.

   1.14 Completed STIS/CCD/MA1 7392 (Raman scattering and X-ray ionization
in LMC X-4)

       The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD/MA1) was used to make
observations of LMCX-4, an X-ray pulsar with O star companion, in order to
study its Raman scattering and X-ray ionization.  The aim is to detect
Raman scattered emission lines in high-resolution far-ultraviolet spectra
and to study their orbital modulation.  The observations were completed as
planned, and no anomalies were reported.

   1.15 Completed NIC/1/2/3 7726 (NICMOS One Orbit Parallel)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Cameras One, Two and Three) was used to
make a one orbit parallel calibration observations.  The observations were
executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.16 Completed WF/PC-2 6519 (Parallel High Resolution Imaging of Defuse
Objects in the Magellanic Clouds)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make high resolution observations of a
defuse object located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. These data will allow
the detailed study of the morphology and spatial relationship of various
inter-stellar processes. These observations were taken in parallel with the
prime science observations. The observations were executed as scheduled,
and no anomalies were noted.

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

   2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions:

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 7
                                        Successful : 7

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 6
                                        Successful : 6

   2.2 FHST Updates:

                              Scheduled : 11
                             Successful : 11

   2.3 Operations Notes:

       Per HSTAR 6205, STIS MCE-2 reset outside the SAA at 290/054119Z.
The MAMA2 HV was off at the time of the reset. Although several iterations
of STIS proposal 7783 (STIS Parallel Science) are scheduled for this
morning, it was decided, after consultation the the STScI and SEs, to
postpone recovery until later this morning.  The effects on proposal 7783
will be described in the next report.

       ESTRs #2 and #3 were reconditioned by 290/0900Z per ROP RD-7.

3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

       Continuation of normal science observations and calibrations.

/DMH