Once Hubble's corrective optics were shown to be performing well, Robert Williams, the then-director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, decided to devote a substantial fraction of his DD time during 1995 to the study of distant galaxies.
Da udbedringen af Hubbles optik viste sig at fungere godt, besluttede Robert Williams, der da var direktør for Space Telescope Science Institute, at hellige en betragelig del af sin DD-tid i 1995 til at undersøge fjerne galakser.