[fishtank]

Geordi can see the energy buildup from the hull stresses on an enemy ship,

but Picard only fires back after their own shields get drained to 20%.

.....

[Sopater]

The photon and the human eye were created for just such a purpose.

[Boogieman]

[MeganC]

You would think that the problem with the shields going down would have been solved by the 24th century.