HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE<br /><br />DAILY REPORT # 3144<br /><br />PERIOD COVERED: DOY 175<br /><br />OBSERVATIONS SCHEDULED [see HSTARS below for possible observation problems]<br /><br />NICMOS 8790<br /><br />NICMOS Post-SAA calibration - CR Persistence Part 1.<br /><br />A new procedure proposed to alleviate the CR-persistence problem of NICMOS. Dark<br />frames will be obtained immediately upon exiting the SAA contour 23, and every<br />time a NICMOS exposure is scheduled within 50 minutes of coming out of the SAA.<br />The darks will be obtained in parallel in all three NICMOS Cameras. The POST-SAA<br />darks will be non-standard reference files available to users with a USEAFTER<br />date/time mark.<br /><br />STIS/CCD 8902<br /><br />Dark Monitor-Part 2.<br /><br />The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph [CCD] was used to monitor the darks.<br /><br />STIS/CCD 8904<br /><br />Bias Monitor-Part 2.<br /><br />The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph [CCD] was used to monitor the bias in<br />the 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, and 2x2 bin settings at gain=1, and 1x1 at gain = 4 in order<br />to build up high-S/N superbiases and track the evolution of hot columns.<br /><br />WF/PC-2 8935<br /><br />Cycle 10 Standard Darks.<br /><br />calibration of the CCD dark current rate, and to monitor and characterize the<br />evolution of hot pixels. Over an extended period these data will also provide a<br />monitor of radiation damage to the CCDs.<br /><br />WFPC2 8938<br /><br />WFPC2 CYCLE 9 SUPPLEMENTAL DARKS pt3/3.<br /><br />This dark calibration program obtains 3 dark frames every day to provide data<br />for monitoring and characterizing the evolution of hot pixels.<br /><br />WF/PC-2 8939<br /><br />Cycle 10 Internal Monitor.<br /><br />The WF/PC-2 was used to calibrate the internal monitor, to be run weekly to<br />monitor the health of the cameras.<br /><br />NICMOS 8986<br /><br />NICMOS Photometry Test<br /><br />This proposal contains the necessary exposures to re-calibrate NICMOS.<br /><br />ACS/HRC 9012<br /><br />HRC Coronagraph Acquisition.<br /><br />The Advanced Camera for Surveys [HRC] was used to verify the abilities of the<br />flight and ground software to perform isolated point-source acquisition onto the<br />coronagraph occulting spots and the Fastie Finger. Successful execution of these<br />acquisitions will also demonstrate the ability of the software to calculate the<br />centroid of the target positions and to perform automated telescope pointing.<br /><br />STIS/CCD/MA1/MA2 9036<br /><br />An Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Survey of Star-Forming Galaxies in the Local<br />Universe.<br /><br />The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph [CCD, MA1 and MA2] was used to perform<br />a comprehensive STIS ultraviolet spectroscopic survey of star-forming galaxies<br />in the local universe. The sample covers a broad range of morphologies, chemical<br />composition, and luminosity. The observations will provide spectral coverage<br />between 1200 and 3100 Angstrom, at a resolution of 100 to 200 kms and S/N of<br />about 30. The data set will allow the proposers to document and quantify the<br />effects of massive stars on the interstellar medium and to infer implications<br />for the evolution of the host galaxies.<br /><br />STIS/CCD/MA1/MA2 9081<br /><br />Accretion in the Planet-Forming Disks of the TW Hya Association.<br /><br />The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph [CCD, MA1 and MA2] was used to obtain<br />high signal-to-noise, low resolution ultraviolet spectra of the only two stars<br />in the ~ 10 Myr old TW Hya association that are still accreting to measure the<br />mass accretion rate through their disks. With these measurements proposers will<br />be able to assess the gas content in these disks which show clear signs that<br />dust is rapidly evolving towards planetesimals and planets, and obtain crucial<br />parameters to address the problems of planet migration and survival at 10 Myr,<br />the time-scale for planet formation according to meteoritic and preliminary<br />astronomical evidence.<br /><br />NICMOS 9269<br /><br />NICMOS Parallel Thermal Background<br /><br />NICMOS Camera 3 pure parallel exposures in the F222M filter will be obtained for<br />the entire duration of SMOV to establish the stability of the HST+NCS+Instrument<br />thermal emission.<br /><br />ACS 9301<br /><br />PHOTOMETRY AND GRISM SPECTROSCOPY IN HDF NORTH/SOUTH<br /><br />optical - infrared data and grisms will be uniquely suited to study galaxies at<br />high redshift: very high redshift galaxies from the grism data, and internally<br />red galaxies from the combined optical - IR imaging. The comparison of the grism<br />redshifts with ground based spectroscopy will enable an evaluation of the<br />effectiveness of the grism for redshift studies. The 3 fields of interest for<br />this study are: 1} HDF North, 2} HDF South, 3} MS1054-03.<br /><br />STIS/CCD 9317<br /><br />Pure Parallel Imaging Program: Cycle 10.<br /><br />The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph [CCD] was used to perform the default<br />archival pure parallel program for STIS during cycle 10.<br /><br />WF/PC-2 9318<br /><br />POMS Test Proposal: WFII Parallel Archive Proposal Continuation.<br /><br />The WF/PC-2 was used to perform the generic target version of the WFPC2 Archival<br />Pure Parallel program. The program was used to take parallel images of random<br />areas of the sky, following the recommendations of the Parallels Working Group.<br /><br />NICMOS 9321<br /><br />Dark current, shading profile, and read noise monitoring program<br /><br />The purpose of this proposal is to monitor the detector dark current, read<br />noise, and shading profile for all three NICMOS cameras from the onset of normal<br />NCS operations throughout the start of Cycle 11.<br /><br />NICMOS 9322<br /><br />NICMOS ACCUM Darks<br /><br />The goal is to obtain ACCUM darks with exposure time=256 seconds with NREADS=25,<br />taken away from the SAA. These are needed to calibrate the post-SAA darks that<br />will be used to remove CR persistence from NICMOS science images. In the early<br />Cycle 11 calibration plan they should be obtained every 4 weeks. We will<br />evaluate need for repeats later<br /><br />ACS/CAL 9558<br /><br />ACS weekly Test<br /><br />This program consists of basic tests to monitor, the read noise, the development<br />of hot pixels and test for any source of noise in ACS CCD detectors. This<br />programme will be executed once a day for the entire lifetime of ACS.<br /><br />ACS/WFC 9575<br /><br />Default {Archival} Pure Parallel Program.<br /><br />The Advanced Camera for Surveys [WFC] was used to test ACS pure parallels in<br />POMS.<br /><br />STIS 9617<br /><br />STIS CCD Spectroscopic Dispersion Monitor<br /><br />Constrain wavelength and spatial distortion maps using internal wavecals<br />obtained with all 6 gratings {G230LB, G230MB, G430L, G430M, G750L, G750M}<br />supported for use with the CCD. Data will be obtained for the nearly identical<br />set of 38 central wavelengths used in Cycle 10 or requested in Cycle 11.<br /><br />STIS 9646<br /><br />Wind Accretion and State Transitions in the Black Hole Binary Cyg X-1<br /><br />The black hole binary, Cyg X-1, is now {May 2002} in the high/soft X-ray state,<br />the first one to occur since 1996. Models predict that this state corresponds to<br />a high mass transfer phase in the binary, but several lines of observational<br />evidence cast doubt on this assumption. The best test of this hypothesis is to<br />observe the UV P Cygni lines of the supergiant that are formed in its wind<br />outflow. We propose to obtain the first ever high resolution UV spectra of the<br />system using STIS to determine {1} the mass loss rate and the dynamical {density<br />and velocity} structure of the wind of the supergiant star in both X-ray states,<br />and {2} how the X-ray source ionizes the wind. These spectra will be useful for<br />many investigations and will form an important resource for many in the research<br />community.<br /><br />FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:<br /><br />HSTARS:<br />[For details see ]http://hst-sers.hst.nasa.gov/SERS/HST/HSTAR.nsf]<br /><br />8713 - Ops Request & Ops Notes not Accessible on EDOC4 @175/0000z<br /> The HST Ops Requests and Ops Notes on EDOCS4 can not be accessed.<br /> Attempting to open the Ops Note list gives the following error message:<br /> Error Occurred While Processing Request/Error Diagnostic Information<br /> An error occurred while attempting to establish a connection to the service.<br /> The most likely cause of this problem is that the service is not currently<br /> running. You can use the 'Services' Control Panel to verify that the service<br /> is running and to restart it if necessary. Windows NT error number 2 occurred<br /> Under investigation.<br /><br />COMPLETED OPS REQs: None<br /><br />OPS NOTES EXECUTED: None<br /><br /> SCHEDULED SUCCESSFUL FAILURE TIMES<br />FGS GSacq 8 8<br />FGS REacq 5 5<br />FHST Update 21 21<br />LOSS of LOCK None<br /><br />Operations Notes: None<br /><br />SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: None