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It's not easy at any time looking up at 54º, the standard solution is to use something like a DR-3 or DR-5 right angle eyepiece.
https://www.keh.com/shop/nikon-manual-focus-dr3-rt-angle-view-attach-fe-fm-ser-240550.html
I am going to try a novel approach, I have a little Go-Pro Session cube camera which can stream video via wi-fi to an iDevice or my MBP laptop. Placing it on the eyepiece of the Polar scope it gives a nice clean image. Given it's a one off setting at the beginning of the session it should speed things up for getting the Polar alignment quickly and easily rather than kneeling in a muddy or rocky field.
I am also coming to the idea that I don't actually need a tall tripod. A dwarf stand of some sort, a stubby tripod or something similar and leave the camera at ground level or on a large rock. The assembled mount weighs about 7.5Kg, add camera, lens and counterbalance it weighs close to 10Kg. A small solid mount at ground level would get the job done.
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Robert.