Abstract:

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) is a
long-term project in principle aimed at searches for microlensing
events in dense stellar regions of the Galactic bulge.
Every year it observes almost 2000 such events, some of which are
of a special interest due to likely presence of extrasolar planets.
Results of the survey include also one the first large
discovery of transiting planets, the largest catalog of
classifiedvariable stars, new background quasars, and new Kuiper
Belt Objects.
The OGLE discoveries have helped to improved the distance
scale in the local universe