How to find NGC3918 from Gacrux

Identify the first reference star, then follow the numbered hops.

Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach NGC3918.

NGC3918 is 13° above the horizon toward the southeast.

Gacrux

Center Gacrux in the finder or a low-power eyepiece before following the field stars.

From Gacrux, move about 5.3° toward the west until you reach HYG 57870.0.

From HYG 57870.0, move about 0.3° toward the southwest until you reach NGC3918. This is the target field.