You should be able to pass on power through to blocks via a piston. So you'd have a similar setup as that, but have a piston instead directly below the light. When it detects daylight fading, it activates the piston, pushing the light up and lighting it, so it casts more light around.
I just tried this and it doesn't work, at least not as I understood it. Could you try it out and post a pic if you get your idea to work?
It's not perfect, but here's what I'm doing:
And here it is with the redstone exposed:
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I just tried this and it doesn't work, at least not as I understood it. Could you try it out and post a pic if you get your idea to work?
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