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Afro
NGC 253 is fairly low and hard to catch with any moon. You may get it at the next new moon.
Omega Cent is visible to naked eye if LP is moderate. From Hadar (Beta Centauri) which is the Pointer closest to Crux, move north, which is left at this time of year to the next brightish star, that is Epsilon Centauri, then keep moving in that direction about 2/3 of the distance between Beta and Epsilon and check in your finder, should be a fuzzy patch. It doesn't get very high until after midnight, I was observing it at 1am this morning. It is not at its best until March or you have to wait until 3 or 4 am. Well worth the wait though! As I said you should be able to pick it up naked eye if your skies are moderately dark.
Jewell bos is leterally next door to Mimosa (Beta Crucis) Should be seen in the same finder field as a fuzzy patch. In your scope you should see a triangular shape with a reddy star in the middle and a hint of other stars in background. It is fairly small. It should be high enough at 11pm to see clearly even with a bright moon.
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