Pictures of the junk in question are right here. These pictures sport a Dialup warning (i.e. they are large). Also my camera was playing up a bit at the time so the pictures aren't great.
The scope in poor lighting. Notice the "Optisan" on the side.
The scope in better lighting. Again, notice Optisan, and also the random objects placed haphazardly on the shelf. Special attention should be paid to the radio, which was at one point dropped and cracked open. The toaster oven just above the telescope also caught fire.
Close up on tube. In the window you can see my reflection.
Looking down the barrel of the tube. Totally useless information-wise, but it does look sort of cool. On the table you can see my hat and my red-tinted torch.
Few things to draw your attention to:
There doesn't seem to be a way to detach the tripod from the rest of the mount, without pulling the legs off it. The legs attach to the rest of it with no base plate for them. I suppose I could manufacture one...
The rest of the mount is one unit. When I first brought the telescope home, the mount was broken at the point where the black ring is seen in the 3rd picture. It had to be replaced. Bad omen?