{"id":127,"date":"2026-07-24T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peterboroughastronomy.com\/main\/join-the-paa\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T18:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:55:16","slug":"join-the-paa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.peterboroughastronomy.com\/main\/join-the-paa\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the PAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Membership rates for the Peterborough Astronomical Association are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual: $30\/year<\/li>\n<li>Family: $45\/year<\/li>\n<li>Student: $15\/year<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor: $100<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime: $500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Membership benefits include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>free edition of our monthly newsletter <strong><em>The Reflector<\/em><\/strong> and all back issues<\/li>\n<li>free monthly <strong>guest speakers and presentations<\/strong> and occasional observing sessions at meetings<\/li>\n<li>free access to hundreds of astronomy related <strong>books and DVDs<\/strong> from our club library<\/li>\n<li>free access to <strong>\u201cloaner\u201d telescopes<\/strong> (you do not need a telescope to join the PAA)<\/li>\n<li>free access to the <strong>PAA Observatory<\/strong> and <strong>special observing sessions<\/strong> at PAA members private observatories throughout the Peterborough\/Kawartha area<\/li>\n<li>periodic field trips to <strong>special events and places<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>access to an astronomical amount of personal knowledge on a variety of subjects by other PAA members<\/li>\n<li>entitled to PAA insignia for embroidery at Imprinted Apparel Store<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To register on-line as a <strong>Regular Member<\/strong>, <strong>Family<\/strong>, or <strong>Student<\/strong>, use the form below.<\/p>\n<hr>\n        <div class=\"paa-membership-form-wrap\">\n\n            <div class=\"paa-form-message\" id=\"paa-form-message\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" hidden><\/div>\n\n            <form 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