just to add on nd make it even easier for moon to understand....
see, just remember that to alter the temperature at which the light switches on, u gotta change the resistances as cooldude said...
so there are two resistors in the circuit, nd u can't change the resistance of the thermistor cuz it depends on the temperature only...so to change the voltage at which the transistor switches on, we have to change the resistance of R1....
hope u get it!!!