How to find a deep sky object 1° NE from a given star I am an amateur so sorry for any misunderstanding.

I am trying to find a deep-sky object located 1° north east from the δ Cas star. I am using the Stellarium program to do this.

I have toggled on the equatorial grid and Cardinal points are displayed as well, however, all of the cardinal points appear to be on circumference and I cannot really tell which direction is the wanted object at. 

What am I doing wrong?
Usually when the direction to an object is given relative to a star, the directions are related to equatorial coordinates (the coordinates on the sky). They are not related to the compass or cardinal points. It is best to avoid directions relative to the horizon/compass/cardinal points since those depend on the time and location.

In your example, 1 degree northeast of $\delta$ Cas means this direction:


north is toward Polaris along a line of right ascension, so you would go in the direction of increasing declination from $\delta$ Cas in the direction of Polaris.
east is along a line of declination in the direction of increasing right ascension.


When looking at the sky, and if north (the direction toward Polaris) is thought of as the 12 o'clock position, the direction north east would be approximately 10:30. (Likewise, east would be the 9 o'clock position, south would be the 6 o'clock position, and so on.)

Here is a view of Cassiopeia for an arbitrary time and date with the directions shown. Are you trying to locate M103?