sphere { <0,0,0>, 0.5 

         texture { pigment{ color Red } // rgb< 1, 0.0, 0.0>}
                   finish { phong 1 reflection{ 0.00 metallic 0.00} }
                 } // end of texture 

          scale<1,1,1>  rotate<0,0,0>  translate<0,0.5,0>  
       }  // end of sphere -----------------------------------