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You can go for The Sombrero & M83 as galaxies with the SDM. The first quarter Moon should pose no problem to your beastie and these two gems. Will be a good contrast in galaxy image- one face-on the other edge-on. And relatively far enough away from the Moon.
How about the bright Planetary Nebula NGC 3918 just west of Crux, + the Homunculus Nebula & the dark pillars and bright young cluster in Eta Carina. There you have a range of stellar evolution within a short span in the sky, birth through to death. The dark pillars won't be a problem as I've just spied them with my 17.5" during first quarter too, and the Homunculus as well.
Mental.
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