  The Deep Ecliptic Survey is a project whose goal is to survey a large area of
the near-ecliptic region to a faint limiting magnitude (R ~ 24) in search of
objects in the outer solar system. We are collecting a large homogeneous data
sample from the Kitt Peak Mayall 4-m and Cerro Tololo Blanco 4-m telescopes
with the Mosaic prime-focus CCD cameras. Our goal is to collect a sample of 500
objects with good orbits to further our understanding of the dynamical
structure of the outer solar system. This survey has been in progress since
1998 and is responsible for 272 designated discoveries as of March 2003. We
summarize our techniques, highlight recent results, and describe publically
available resources.
