Daily Status Report as of 321/0000Z
1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:
1.2 Completed FOS/RD 5824 (Occultation of GSC5249 by Saturn)
The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to observe Saturn's atmosphere and its rings while being occulted by GSC5249. Spectra of the occulted star, of Saturn's atmosphere and of Saturn's rings will be obtained before and after the occultation. The observations were completed as planned, and no problems were reported.
PERIOD COVERED: 0000Z (UTC) 11/20/95 - 0000Z (UTC) 11/21/95
Daily Status Report as of 325/0000Z
1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:
1.1 Completed FOS/RD 5824 (Occultation of GSC5249 by Saturn)
The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to observe Saturn's atmosphere and its rings while being occulted by GSC5249. Spectra of the occulted star, of Saturn's atmosphere and of Saturn's rings will be obtained before and after the occultation. The observations were completed as planned, and no problems were reported.
1.2 Completed WF/PC-2 6216 (Saturn's Ring Atmosphere)
The WF/PC-2 was used to obtain images of Saturn's rings when they are edge-on to the Earth. The objective is to detect an "OH atmosphere" associated with the rings. Different filters will be used to discriminate between dust and OH emission, and to subtract scattered light. These observations will be used to determine exposure times for a later series of ring-plane crossing observations in August. The proposal completed as scheduled, and no anomalies were noted.
Daily Status Report as of 326/0000Z
1.0 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED:
1.1 Completed FOS/RD 5824 (Occultation of GSC5249 by Saturn)
The Faint Object Spectrograph (Red Side) was used to observe Saturn's atmosphere and its rings while being occulted by GSC5249. Spectra of the occulted star, of Saturn's atmosphere and of Saturn's rings will be obtained before and after the occultation. The observations were completed as planned, and no problems were reported.
1.2 Completed WF/PC-2 5836 (Saturn Ring Plane Crossing Observations in August and November 1995)
The WF/PC-2 was used to make observations of the rings of the planet Saturn during the ring plan crossing in order to determine their thickness and distortion. The moons Pan and Atlas will also be observed. The observations were completed as planned, and no problems were reported.
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