One of the headaches we
astronomy binocular users suffer is using a binocular on a standard photo
tripod. Usually means you have to scrunch down under the binocular when looking at objects high overhead - definitely not comfortable or convenient.
Here's one of Joanie's tips. Set the
binocular on your tripod, sit in a chair, then place the
tripod so that one leg is pointing straight out in front of you and the other two are straddling your legs as you sit in the chair. Raise the center column on the tripod as needed, then grab the tripod center column and tilt the tripod back on the two legs that straddle your chair. You can get your
giant binocular nearly straight overhead with little discomfort using this technique. Won't be quite as stable as using all three tripod legs, but for most objects, more than stable enough.