sphere{ <0,0,0>, 0.5 

        texture { Polished_Chrome
                  //pigment{color rgb< 1, 0.6, 0> }
                  //normal {bumps 0.5 scale 0.10}
                  finish { phong 1 phong_size 50}
                } // end of texture

        scale<2.5,1,1>  rotate<0,0,0>  translate<0,1,0>  
      } // end of sphere -----------------------------------