h+χ Persei
Not far from Cassiopeia, in the neighbouring constellation of Perseus, is the so-called h+χ, or Double Cluster, consisting of NGC 869 and NGC 884, a pair of open star clusters, as the name suggests.
Both are physically close to each other in space and with an age of ~11..13 million years, they are considered to be quite young in astronomical terms.
Both clusters can be seen with the naked eye in a dark sky, appearing as a fuzzy spot. To do so, we #stargazing enthusiasts always try to find a dark place away from light pollution. We locate the constellations Perseus and Cassiopeia with the naked eye (see tweet attached below) and then a fuzzy patch between them is visible. Found #stars :-)
For a better view, binoculars will reveal some of their beauty. Using binoculars, you should be able to see two bright spots close together, like my image below, taken in Germany, which simulates the view through binoculars in some way. Although with small binoculars, you may not be able to resolve the individual stars, you should see an obvious concentration of stars compared to the surrounding area.
When the light from the Double Cluster left its stars, 7,500 years ago, our only planet (and consider this an embarrassment as #thereisplanetB), the Earth was in the midst of the Pleistocene Epoch, a time when woolly mammoths, saber-toothed cats and Neanderthals roamed the land.
