Hubble Space Telescope Daily Report #2910 10 July 2001
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
DAILY REPORT #2910
PERIOD COVERED: 0000Z (UTC) 07/09/01 – 0000Z (UTC) 07/10/01
Daily Status Report as of 191/0000Z
1.0 OBSERVATIONS SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:
1.1 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 8828 (Cycle 9 Supplemental Darks pt3/3)
The WF/PC-2 was used to obtain three dark frames every day to
provide data for monitoring and characterizing the evolution of hot
pixels. The proposal completed with no reported problems.
1.2 Completed WF/PC-2 8632 (A UV Atlas of Nearby Galaxies)
The WF/PC-2 was used to perform a snapshot survey of local galaxies
at UV wavelengths with the F300W filter. The aim of the project is to
build a reference UV Atlas of normal galaxies, whose optical images are
well known, with the highest possible degree of information, covering all
the morphological types and luminosity classes. The proposal completed
normally.
1.3 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 8812 (Cycle 9 Internal Monitor)
The WF/PC-2 was used to obtain routine internal monitors for WFPC2
in order to monitor the health of the cameras. A variety of internal
exposures are obtained in order to provide a monitor of the integrity of
the CCD camera electronics in both bays {gain 7 and gain 15}, a test for
quantum efficiency in the CCDs, and a monitor for possible buildup of
contaminants on the CCD windows. There were no reported problems.
1.4 Completed Four Sets of WF/PC-2 9260 (Hubble Heritage Observations
of Hoag’s Object)
The WF/PC-2 was used to observe Hoag’s Object using three filters
{F450W, F606W and F814W} to compile a color image. The observations
completed normally.
1.5 Completed S/C 5582 (FOC/48 Monthly Activation (Camera Section
Only): Cycle 4)
This proposal was executed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.
1.6 Completed Three Sets of WF/PC-2 8597 (The Fueling of Active Nuclei:
Why are Active Galaxies Active?)
The WF/PC-2 was used to investigate the accretion onto massive
black holes that are believed to be the energy source for AGN. However,
evidence for black holes in quiescent galaxies has also been reported. Why
are these galaxies inactive? One possibility is that active galaxies are
better at providing fuel to the nuclear region than quiescent
galaxies. Other possible fueling mechanisms such as “bars-within-bars”
or nuclear spirals cannot be investigated from the ground because they are
relatively small features in the ISM. The observations were completed as
planned.
1.7 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 8599 (A Census of Nuclear Star
Clusters in Late-Type Spiral Galaxies)
The WF/PC-2 was used to conduct an I-band snapshot survey of a
well-defined sample of nearby, face-on spiral galaxies of type Scd or
later. The proposal completed nominally.
1.8 Completed FOC/96 7923 (FOC F/96 Turn-on)
The Faint Object Camera (f/96) was used to take an internal flat
and a dark to ensure that the 30-day limit for the FOC is not
exceeded. The observations were executed as scheduled, and no anomalies
were noted.
1.9 Completed WF/PC-2 9045 (The Relationship Between Radio Luminosity
and Radio-Loud AGN Host Galaxy Properties)
The WF/PC-2 was used to determine the relationship between the
properties of the host galaxies of radio-loud AGN and their radio
luminosities. Previous studies in this area with the HST have concentrated
on the 3C sample which shows a tight correlation between luminosity and
redshift, such that evolutionary effects cannot be distinguished from those
depending upon radio luminosity. Our sample of 46 radio galaxies at z ~
0.5 comes from four complete, low-frequency-selected samples of radio
sources with differing flux limits. Thus the total sample spans an
unprecedented three orders of magnitude in radio luminosity at a fixed
redshift interval. The proposal completed with no reported problems.
1.10 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 8683 (Imaging Of Brightest Cluster
Galaxies: The High End of The Black Hole Mass Distribution)
The WF/PC-2 was used to make kinematic black hole detections in
galaxies to decide whether they indicate that the mass correlates with both
optical luminosity and radio power. The observation completed with no
reported problems.
1.11 Completed WF/PC-2 8581 (A Search For Low-Mass Companions To
Ultracool Dwarfs)
The WF/PC-2 was used to search for very low-mass {VLM} companions
to a complete sample of 120 late-M and L dwarfs, drawn mainly from the
2MASS and SDSS surveys. The primary goal is to determine the multiplicity
of M < 0.1 M_odot dwarfs. In particular, we aim to identify binary systems
suitable for long-term astrometric monitoring and mass measurement, and
systems with cool, sub-1000K companions. The proposal completed with no
reported problems.
1.12 Completed Two Sets of WF/PC-2 8602 (A Snapshot Survey of the Sites
of Recent, Nearby Supernovae)
The WF/PC-2 was used to conduct a snapshot survey in V and I of the
sites of the nearby SNe, which have precisely known positions, to obtain
high-resolution information on their local environment. The proposal
completed with no reported problems.
2.0 FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUMMARY:
2.1 Guide Star Acquisitions:
Scheduled Acquisitions: 23
Successful: 23
Scheduled Re-acquisitions: 0
Successful: 0
2.2 FHST Updates:
Scheduled: 26
Successful: 23
The update at 190/1534Z filed with no affect on acquisition success.
Per HSTAR 8264, the full maneuver updates scheduled for 191/025107Z
and at 191/025352Z failed due to tracker #3. The subsequent acquisition
was successful.
2.3 Operations Notes:
The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) instrument is
currently in safe mode with a return to science operations on side 2
expected later today.
Using ROP SR-1A, the SSR EDAC error counter was cleared three times.
The 486 engineering status buffer limits were adjusted twice per
ROP DF-18A.
The 486 engineering status buffer was dumped and reset at 190/1425Z
per ROP DF-18A.
A TTR was written to document a four-minute, 20-second
non-recoverable loss of 32K engineering data beginning at 191/0111Z due to
a SGLT 1 uplink failover.
3.0 SIGNIFICANT FORTHCOMING EVENTS:
Resumption of STIS science operations.
Continuation of normal science observations and calibrations.