OK, it's the "blind" leading the "maybe blind" here! But, the north check box I think I can explain. Remember what I said about us hanging off the bottom of the earth. The uppermost part of Saturn we see in the sky (closest to the zenith) is its south pole.
I think that Sky View Cafe is referring to the north and south poles of Saturn and Jupiter - that's why we have to flip the image to south pole of Saturn at the top of screen or printed page. Probably the same argument applies to the east/west issue - I haven't thought it through. I'm just relying on observation - change the Sky View Cafe illustration until it is what I see through binoculars. Again, the moons of Jupiter are the best to get this right - the four are easily seen and usually in a nice recognisable N/S/E/W layout.
Someone please let me know if I'm still wrong on this and I'll go quiet.
Of course, buy yourself a scope and you'll be upside down/inside out/mirror-imaged!!
- I guess I'll work it out when I finally have to!
