JVP has arranged a basic astronomy course with introductory lectures on History of Astronomy, Solar System, Comets, Meteors, Asteroids, Positional Astronomy, Astronomical Instruments, Time Keeping and Calendars, Radio Astronomy, Space Science and Technology, Astrobiology, Gravitational Waves, & much more!
The tentative schedule of the course is as follows:
| Basic Astronomy Course – 2026 | |||
| Date | Day | Topic | Lecturer |
| 01 May 2026 | Friday | The foundation – Part 1 | Shekhar Phatak, Former president, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 02 May 2026 | Saturday | The foundation – Part 2 | Shekhar Phatak, Former president, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 03 May 2026 | Sunday | Holiday | |
| 04 May 2026 | Monday | Positional astronomy – 1 | Dr Sagar Gokhale, Hon. Secretary, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 05 May 2026 | Tuesday | Positional astronomy – 2 | Dr Sagar Gokhale, Hon. Secretary, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 06 May 2026 | Wednesday | Introduction to Multiwavelength Astronomy | Samir Dhurde, Science popularization officer, IUCAA |
| 07 May 2026 | Thursday | Solar system | Prayag Gore, Life Member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 08 May 2026 | Friday | Comets, Meteors and Asteroids | Sarang Vandana, Executive committee member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 09 May 2026 | Saturday | Time measurement and Calendar systems | Deepak Joshee, Vice President, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 10 May 2026 | Sunday | Holiday | |
| 11 May 2026 | Monday | Planetary sciences | Shubham Kulkarni, Life member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 12 May 2026 | Tuesday | Eclipses, occultations and transits | Prof. Mujtaba Lokhandwala, Former President, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 13 May 2026 | Wednesday | Instruments for astronomical observations | Nilay Mokashi, Life Member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 14 May 2026 | Thursday | Advanced Instrumentation for astronomical observations | Dr. Bhushan Joshi, Scientific Officer, IUCAA |
| 15 May 2026 | Friday | Stellar evolution | Dr. Gauri V. Kulkarni, Executive committee member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 16 May 2026 | Saturday | Cosmology | Dr. Somak Raychaudhury, Vice-Chancellor, Ashoka University |
| 17 May 2026 | Sunday | Holiday | |
| 18 May 2026 | Monday | Software and mobile apps for amateur astronomers | Sarang Vandana, Executive committee member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 19 May 2026 | Tuesday | Exciting discoveries on high redshift galaxies with JWST | Prof. Yogesh Wadadekar, Associate professor, National Centre for Radio Astronomy |
| 20 May 2026 | Wednesday | Astrophotography | Atharva Pathak, Executive Committee Member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 21 May 2026 | Thursday | Radio astronomy | Dr. Divya Oberoi, Associate Professor, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics |
| 22 May 2026 | Friday | Astrobiology | Dr Kavita Bandivadekar, Life Member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 23 May 2026 | Saturday | LIGO-India: a Gravitational Wave observatory on Indian soil | Dr. Bhooshan Gadre, Assistant Professor, IUCAA |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | Holiday | |
| 25 May 2026 | Monday | Planetary landforms & using planetary missions’ data | Sneha Rode, Life Member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 26 May 2026 | Tuesday | Transients observation – 1 | Deepak Joshee, Vice President, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Transients observation – 2 | Aniruddha Deshpande, Vice President, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Small projects for amateur astronomers | Dr Sagar Gokhale, Hon Secretary, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 29 May 2026 | Friday | AI in astronomy | Prof. Ajit Kembhavi, President, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha and former Director, IUCAA |
| 30 May 2026 | Saturday | Space science and technology (hybrid mode) | Sameer Godbole, Executive Committee Member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 31 May 2026 | Sunday | Holiday | Holiday |
| 01 June 2026 | Monday | Ancient Indian Astronomy | Dr Sagar Gokhale, Hon. Secretary, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |
| 02 June 2026 | Tuesday | Demonstration of Jyotirvidya Parisanstha Observatory (hybrid mode) |
Atharva Pathak, Executive Committee Member, Jyotirvidya Parisanstha |