LDR I, a cadmium sulphide (CDS) photoresistive cell is used as the lower leg of a voltage divider between VCC and ground. The timer terminals 2 and 6 are connected to the junction of the photocell and SENSITIVITY control Rl. The resistance of the photoresistive cell varies inversely as the light intensity; resistance is high when the illumination level is low; low in bright light. (The Radio Shack CDS cell 276-116 has a typically wide resistance range-about 3 megohms in darkness and 100 ohms in bright light.).
