(meteorobs) Question on an interesting meteor -Enhanced Picture

[GeoZay at aol.com]

>>There was a slow earth
grazer to my east that I was able to  watch with my 10X50 binoculars. It
bounced off the atmosphere and continued  off almost directly away from me.
I was looking, with the binoculars, right  up the "tailpipe" of the meteor
and could clearly see spikes shooting off  the meteor just like a childs
sparkler, but very much  shorter..<<
 
 
I'm not sure how you could have been looking right up the "tailpipe" of an  
earthgrazer? An earthgrazer would appear to be quite long. Looking right up 
a  meteors "tailpipe" would mean you were looking at a "Pointer". A Pointer 
should  look just like a star brightening and then dimming. No visible 
trail.
GeoZay