Star Trek: The Next Generation opening title sequences

The opening title sequences for followed the tradition of the Star Trek: The Original Series opening title sequences closely, highlighting the series lead ship, the , and reprising the opening narration read by the series' new , Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard.
Robert Justman claimed ownership for being the first to draft a new "main theme" description, on a hot day at his home computer on . ()
"FADE IN as Camera rapidly pulls back from a close shot of Earth and tracks through our entire solar system showing the Sun and its planets in their relationship to each other in a continually changing perspective. As we continue to pull away and our solar system diminishes in size, our Camera executes a 180 degree turn and forges faster ahead through our Galaxy..." 
Later, in a memo to Gene Roddenberry dated , Justman added more emphasis on the series' new ship, the Enterprise-D. ()
Starting from Season 3, the beginning of the sequence no longer depicted Earth's solar system, instead panning through views of various nebulae, stars, planets, and other celestial objects before revealing the Enterprise.
For TNG Season 5, Rick Berman had Dan Curry design a "streaked" version of the opening logo to emulate the Superman films. (Star Trek: The Artistry of Dan Curry, p. 189)
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