That goal was accomplished in 1896 when the University of Illinois Observatory was complete and Myers was named director as well as Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics.

Myers conducted the first theoretical study of the eclipsing binary star Beta Lyrae as part of his dissertation.

He went further, noting the strong absorptions lines in the spectrum, to suggest that the two stars orbited within an envelope of gas.

He appeared as an associate editor of astronomy in the first issue of School Science and Mathematics and continued to serve on the editorial staff and creating more than thirty contributions.

[4] Born in Champaign to Robert Henry and Mary Helen Shawhan Myers, graduated from Urbana High School then University of Illinois.