HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

                       DAILY REPORT #2040

PERIOD COVERED:  0000Z (UTC) 01/14/98 - 0000Z (UTC) 01/15/98

Daily Status Report as of 015/0000Z

1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:

   1.1 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 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.

   1.2 Completed Seven Sets of WF/PC-2 7620 (WF/PC-2 Cycle 7 Standard Darks)

       The WF/PC-2 was used to make a series of Cycle 7 standard dark
calibration images.  This dark calibration program obtains dark frames
every week in order to provide data for the ongoing calibration of the CCD
dark current rate, and to monitor and characterize the evolution of hot
pixels.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were
noted.

   1.3 Completed NIC/1/2/3 7318 (Ages of Extreme Metallicity Globular
Clusters Near the Galactic Center)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Cameras One, Two and Three) was used to
make observations of the globular cluster NGC-104 which is located near our
galactic center in order to determine the age of this extreme metallicity
cluster.  Failure to detect an age difference will imply that star
formation and chemical enrichment occurred rapidly in the inner halo if the
clusters shared a common origin.  The observations were completed as
planned, and no problems were reported.

   1.4 Completed Two Sets of NIC/1/2/3 7456 (Water in Protoplanetary Disks)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Cameras One, Two and Three) was used to
make observations of the protoplanetary disk around the star RW-Aur to
search for water in its disks.  This survey will be the first to take a
detailed look at the gas phase properties of pre-main-sequence disks at AU
distances.  The observations were completed as scheduled, and no anomalies
were reported.

   1.5 Completed Three Sets of NIC/1/3 7813 (NIC/3 HDF Darks)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Cameras One and Three) was used to make
internal dark calibration images which will be used when processing the
Hubble Deep Field images during the first NICMOS Camera Three campaign.
The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.

   1.6 Completed Two Sets of NIC/1/2/3 7322 (The IMF Below 1 Msun in Young
Clusters: 1.9micron Water Band Imaging of IC348)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Cameras One, Two and Three) was used to
make observations of cluster IC348.  This study will be the first to obtain
spectral types for a young cluster population complete to K=16, and thereby
quantify, to unprecedentedly high precision, the IMF below 1M{sun} in young
clusters.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies
were reported.

   1.7 Completed NIC/3 7816 (NIC/3 Photometric Zero Point)

       The Near Infrared Camera (Camera Three) was used to make
observations of Standard star G191B2B-CA in order to study the zero point
flux for a set of filters.  The NIC/3 intra-pixel sensitivity will also be
measured.  The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies
were noted.

2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:

   2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions:

                            Scheduled Acquisitions : 07
                                        Successful : 07

                          Scheduled Reacquisitions : 11
                                        Successful : 11

   2.2 FHST Updates:

                              Scheduled : 07
                             Successful : 07

   2.3 Operations Notes:

       No operational problems were reported and no HSTARs were written.

Dumped SSR Interrupt Log at 014/1924Z.

AEDP - Data processed through 014/2000Z and transmitted to PODPS at 015/0600Z.

3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

       Continuation of normal science observations and calibrations.

/DMH