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Unfortunately Vijay, most of the brightest galaxies are in the same part of the sky [Sculptor-Cetus-Fornax-Eridanus-Grus-Aquarius], and are
setting as it gets dark at this time of year.
As you have now seen quite a few objects, I will assume that you are
improving your observing skills, and further assume that you have a star chart of some sort.
How about a little bit of star hopping. NGC 3918 is a very small bright
green planetary. Look at The Southern Cross. Visualise the distance
between the left most star [Beta] and right most star [Delta]. Go from
Beta to Delta, and continue moving in the same direction for 3/4 of the
distance between Beta and Delta. When you stop moving 3918 should
be up a bit from the centre of the field of view; very small, but bright green. If you can't find it try a bit more magnification quickly before it
moves out of the field. If you find it you can use a lot more
magnification to get a better look.
raymo
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