  A snapshot is presented of the present status of our knowledge of the TeV
gamma-ray universe. Emphasis is put on observations made using the imaging
atmospheric Cherenkov technique. The capabilities of the present generation of
telescopes is listed. Progress has been dramatic and several features have been
different from what was anticipated. The catalog of sources includes some 78
objects and these are tabulated as extragalactic sources (24), supernovae
remnants (11), pulsar wind nebulae (10), binaries (4), miscellaneous (9),
diffuse high energy sources (3) and unidentified sources (20). Some comments
are made on the factors influencing the past and future development of the
field.
