Center for Astrophysics Optical Infrared Science Archive. I. FAST Spectrograph

Abstract: We announce the public release of 141,531 moderate-dispersion optical spectra of 72,247 objects acquired over the past 25 years with the FAST Spectrograph on the Fred L. Whipple Observatory 1.5-meter Tillinghast telescope. We describe the data acquisition and processing so that scientists can understand the spectra. We highlight some of the largest FAST survey programs, and make recommendations for use. The spectra have been placed in a Virtual Observatory accessible archive and are ready for download.