June 1998

Dear Colleague:

	I am pleased to enclose the Hubble Space Telescope Cycle 8 Call for 
Proposals, which invites participation by the international astronomical 
community in the HST General Observer and Archival Research Programs.

The present document contains the basic procedural and technical information 
required for HST proposal preparation and submission. This document will be 
also available on-line on the STScI Proposer Web page
    (http://www.stsci.edu/observing/proposing.html)

or can be ordered using the Web Page form or by contacting the STScI Help 
desk via e-mail (help@stsci.edu) or by phone (1-800-544-8125 or 410-338-1082).
It is not being sent automatically to individuals, but it is furnished to 
institutions and libraries.  Additional technical documents, including the 
Instrument Handbooks, are being furnished to institution and libraries, and
also posted on the Web pages.  

Please note that the submission of proposals for this Cycle 8 is 
entirely electronic for GO proposals, and includes paper submission for
AR proposals. The deadline for submission is Friday, September 11, 1998, 
8:00 pm EDT.

The Scientific Instruments offered in Cycle 8 are the Fine Guidance Sensor,
the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2, and the Space Telescope Imaging 
Spectrograph.

Results of the TAC evaluations will be sent out in December 1998, and 
we are looking forward to a very scientifically productive program for this 
cycle.

				Sincerely,


				Robert Williams
				Director