(meteorobs) Question on an interesting meteor

[GeoZay at aol.com]

>>I noticed an interesting Orionid meteor photo in the  
www.spaceweather.com gallery and wonder what your opinion might be  
regarding the flares coming off of it. Do you think the flares are  
meteor generated in the moment of ionization or caused by something else  
like high winds, time of exposure or camera  artifact?<<
 
 
Looking at it again, I would still first suspect a distorted train being  
captured. But it does look a little different than most residual trains I've  
seen. My second suspect would be points of ablation or small bursts that  
show up only weakly when photographed. My third guess would be aliens bailing 
 out. :O) Whatever its a neat shot. 
George Zay