SUNY Niagara to Host Astronomy Outreach Day with Harvard Astronomer Dr. Allyson Bieryla on Nov. 5

The SUNY Niagara Science Club will host Astronomy Outreach Day on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The day features Harvard astronomer Dr. Allyson Bieryla, who is visiting through the American Astronomical Society’s Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectures Program.

The event runs from morning into the evening and is organized in collaboration with the Buffalo Astronomical Association. Activities include solar telescope viewing, spectroscopy, planetarium shows, hands-on astronomy activities and live telescope views, including live remote telescope viewing.

Program Schedule

• 9:30–11:30 a.m. – High School Outreach & Solar Observations (Soccer Field / Theater Projections, Room F-201)
• 12:20–1:10 p.m. – Astronomy & Professional Development Session (Room B-114)
• 1:20–2:00 p.m. – Guest Speaker: Tim Collins, Buffalo Astronomical Association (Room B-211)
• 2:00–5:00 p.m. – Planetarium Shows & Astronomy Activities (Room E-241)
• 5:30–7:30 p.m. – Open House Activities
• 7:30 p.m.–evening – Stargazing & Night-Sky Telescope Observations (weather permitting)

Astronomy Outreach Day is organized by the SUNY Niagara Science Club and sponsored by the American Astronomical Society’s Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectures Program, in collaboration with the Buffalo Astronomical Association.