An extraterrestrial civilisation lives on a planet with a very elliptical orbit. Additionally, thousands
of large asteroids orbit their solar system. The civilisation uses the light from their home star to
count the number of asteroids in the direct line between the star and their planet.
For a first measurement, they count the asteroids for 60 days and detect 1000 objects. Several
months later, they start a second measurement: This time, they count for 80 days.
How many asteroids will they detect during the second measurement? Explain why.
