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If you were somewhere way out of suburbia, where it is really dark, you might see that galaxy. But you'd have little hope in suburban Sydney.
If you mount your binoculars to a solid tripod, you obviously get a very steady image sitting behind it on a stool. But you can only see so far up into the sky, and your neck hurts. Then you can tilt the tripod back on two legs, and see further up in the sky (it's best to have a tripod with a winder on it to bring the binoculars up higher), and still have a very steady view.
But if you want to see higher, or get sick of adjusting your stool's position, just pick up the whole tripod and look through the binoculars. The heavier weight of the tripod steadies the image - it's not as good as when sitting down, but better than just handholding the binoculars.
I don't know how dangerous NSW is. When I used to go up there for work out in the western suburbs, or in Queanbeyan or Mulwala I'd just drive till I found somewhere dark by the side of the road, and viewed with my binoculars. Never had a problem.
Regards,
Renato
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