It was HERE in Vardø, Norway, that M. Hell observed the Transit of Venus in 1769 - see http://skyweek.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/auf-den-spuren-des-venus-transits-1769-in-vardo-was-von-maximilian-hells-expedition-blieb for 12 more pictures and many links about this complicated expedition to the edge of the world!