Membership is not just about personal benefits. Your membership dues support the work that RCA does in the community to promote the enjoyment and science of astronomy. Speakers, public star parties, classes and support for astronomy in schoolrooms, and outreach programs just to name a few of the programs that your membership dues support.

Your membership includes the whole family residing at one residence and is good until June 30 of next year.

RCA dues for new members joining RCA are prorated at $2 per month according to the month you join
and are good through June 30, of next year -- as follows:

Membership - How To Join
Renewals for current members Here

	IN PERSON - You can fill out the New Member registration form, print it (or print it off and fill it in by hand), and bring it to a general meeting and turn it in at the membership table. Cash or checks only, please.
	VIA SNAIL MAIL - You can fill out the New Member registration form, print it (or print it and fill it in by hand), and mail it in to join. The mailing address is on the form. Please do not mail cash.
	CREDIT CARD PAYMENT - You can pay your membership online by using a credit card through our Paypal account. There is a $1 handling fee for this service in addition to the regular membership dues.
Note: If you've been a member in the past, but have not renewed your dues in the past two years, you are considered a new member.

If you mail in your membership please Note:

We only check the mail at OMSI twice a month and update the membership records once a month.

So if you mail in your membership between monthly meetings it won't be picked up until the next meeting and won't be added to the membership list until the end of that month. Your check won't be cashed until after the board meeting the month following that.

i.e. If you mail your membership in Jan 22nd, we won't get it until after Feb 1st and won't post it until after Feb 22nd and won't cash it until after Mar 1st. So it can take up to 5 weeks to update your registration or renewal and up to 7 weeks to cash your check.

Note: If you indicate that you wish to be added onto the RCA Forum, it will take only about a day or so if you pay via Paypal. If you pay in person or via snail mail and wish to be added to the RCA Forum, please let us know and we'll temporarily place you on the RCA Forum until we can confirm payment.